Trans-Love Energies (album)
2011 studio album by Death in Vegas
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Trans-Love Energies is the fifth album by British electronica band Death in Vegas. It was released on 26 September 2011 in the United Kingdom via Portobello Records. The track "Your Loft My Acid", featuring guest vocals by Katie Stelmanis, was released as a digital-only single on 18 September 2011. This was the band's first album in seven years, after Satan's Circus in 2004.
Released26 September 2011
RecordedMetrosonic Studios, New York City
Length54:09 (Standard Edition)
108:11 (Deluxe Edition)
108:11 (Deluxe Edition)
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| Released | 26 September 2011 | |||
| Recorded | Metrosonic Studios, New York City | |||
| Genre | Electronica[1] | |||
| Length | 54:09 (Standard Edition) 108:11 (Deluxe Edition) | |||
| Label | Portobello | |||
| Producer | Richard Fearless | |||
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Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Silver Time Machine" | Richard Fearless | 5:09 |
| 2. | "Black Hole" | Fearless | 4:54 |
| 3. | "Your Loft My Acid" | Fearless, Katie Stelmanis | 7:31 |
| 4. | "Medication" | Fearless | 5:06 |
| 5. | "Coum" | Fearless | 4:41 |
| 6. | "Witchdance" | Fearless, Stelmanis | 4:42 |
| 7. | "Scissors" | Fearless | 4:50 |
| 8. | "Drone Reich" | Fearless | 4:26 |
| 9. | "Lightning Bolt" | Fearless | 5:57 |
| 10. | "Savage Love" | Fearless | 6:58 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 11. | "Your Loft My Acid" (Fearless' Trans-House Mix) | Fearless, Stelmanis | 5:06 |
| 12. | "Medication" (Fearless' Nightcrawler Mix) | Fearless | 7:00 |
| 13. | "I.W.Y.L.A" | Fearless | 3:56 |
| 14. | "Fur 74" | Fearless | 5:47 |
| 15. | "Heroes" | Fearless | 5:17 |
| 16. | "Coum" (Instrumental) | Fearless | 4:46 |
| 17. | "Lightning Bolt" (Instrumental) | Fearless | 6:01 |
| 18. | "Come Ride With Me" | Fearless | 4:26 |
| 19. | "Enforced Peace" (Fearless' Michigan Militia Mix) | Fearless | 5:05 |
| 20. | "Moe Tucker" | Fearless | 6:46 |
Singles
- "Your Loft My Acid" (digital only, 18 September 2011)
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| BBC Music | (positive)[3] |
| Clash | (7/10)[1] |
| Drowned in Sound | (8/10)[4] |
| The Independent |   [5] |
| musicOMH | [6] |
| NME | (7/10)[7] |
| The Quietus | (average)[8] |
| Resident Advisor |  [9] |
| Slant | [10] |
| Uncut | [2] |
Personnel
- Richard Fearless – production, vocals (tracks 1, 4, 5, 7, 9, 10), synthesizer (tracks 1, 4, 5, 8, 9), guitar (track 2), drum programming (tracks 6, 9), keyboards (tracks 3, 6), photography
- James Greenwood – programming, synthesizers (tracks 1, 3–5, 8, 9), drum programming (tracks 6, 9), keyboards (tracks 3, 6)
- Katie Stelmanis – vocals (track 3, 6)
- Travis Caine – vocals & guitar (track 10)
- Bill Skibbe – mixing (tracks 1, 3–10), synthesizers (tracks 5 and 8)
- Ian Button – guitar (tracks 2, 9, 10)
- M. Sord – drums (tracks 2, 4, 5, 9)
- Shahzad Ismaily – bouzouki & banjo (track 1), percussion (track 2), bass (tracks 2, 9)
- Morgan Wiley – synthesizers (track 1), keyboards (track 10)
- Tim Fairplay – Roland TR-808 synthesizers (tracks 3–7)
- Brent Arnold – cello (track 1)
- Terry Miles – keyboards (track 10)
- Doug Marvin – drums (track 10)
- FearlessBeaven – design
- Additional credits for the Deluxe Edition
- Richard Fearless – production, vocals (tracks 12, 15, 18–20), synthesizer (tracks 12–20), guitar (track 2), drum programming (tracks 13, 17, 18), keyboards (tracks 3, 6), photography
- James Greenwood – programming, synthesizers (tracks 12, 20), drum programming (tracks 13, 17), keyboards (track 1)
- Katie Stelmanis – vocals (track 11, 18)
- Angela Boyle – vocals (track 19)
- Travis Caine – guitar (track 17), bass (track 15)
- Bill Skibbe – mixing (tracks 15, 20), synthesizers (track 16), guitar & piano (track 20)
- Finn Eiles – mixing (tracks 11, 12, 15, 20)
- Steve Dub – mixing (tracks 13, 14)
- Ian Button – guitar (track 17)
- M. Sord – drums (tracks 16, 17, 20)
- Shahzad Ismaily – bouzouki & banjo (track 15), percussion (track 2), bass (tracks 17)
- Morgan Wiley – synthesizers (track 15)
- Tim Fairplay – Roland TR-808 synthesizers (tracks 11, 12, 16, 20)
- Brent Arnold – cello (track 15)
- Jessica Ruffins – bass (track 20)
