Darkel

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Darkel
Darkelcover.jpg
Studio album by Darkel
Released 18 September 2006
Genre Alternative, Electronica
Length 46:11
Label EMI, Source, Astralwerks
Producer Darkel
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source Rating
Metacritic 55/100[1]
Review scores
Source Rating
The A.V. Club C[2]
Allmusic 3.5/5 stars[3]
The Guardian 2/5 stars[4]
Mojo 3/5 stars[5]
The Observer 3/5 stars[6]
Pitchfork Media 4.7/10[7]
Popmatters 4/10 stars[8]
Q 3/5 stars[9]
Spin 2/5 stars[10]
Stylus Magazine C[11]

Darkel is the debut solo album by Darkel (Jean-Benoît Dunckel), one-half of the French electronica band Air. It was released in September 2006 (see 2006 in music).

Track listing

All tracks by Darkel except where noted

  1. "Be My Friend" (Dunckel, Euston Jones) - 4:16
  2. "At the End of the Sky" (Dunckel, Jones) - 4:12
  3. "TV Destroy" - 3:10
  4. "Some Men" - 4:09
  5. "My Own Sun" (Dunckel, Jones) - 3:40
  6. "Pearl" - 4:07
  7. "Earth" - 6:37
  8. "Beautiful Woman" - 2:40
  9. "How Brave You Are" (Dunckel, Jones) - 4:28
  10. "Bathroom Spirit" - 6:52

Single

At the End of the Sky was released as a single with two additional tracks.

  1. "At the End of the Sky" - 4:12
  2. "Bunny Girl" - 4:37
  3. "Stay" - 3:01

Personnel

  • Stephane "Alf" Briat – Mixing
  • Alex Gopher – Mastering
  • Laurent Griffon – Bass, Guitar
  • Earl Harvin – Drums
  • Hi-Five – Cover Art
  • Dayan Korolic – Bass
  • Anthony Mccann – Photography
  • Valérie Sonnier – Cover Photo

Release details

Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 18 September 2006 EMI, Source LP 3666201 / 0 0946 366620 1
CD digipak 3666202 / 0 0946 366620 2 2
CD 3728912 / 0 0946 372891 2 9
United States 19 September 2006 Astralwerks LP ASW-66620 / 0946 3 66620 1
CD ASW-72891 / 0946 3 72891 2 9

References

  1. ↑ "Darkel by Darkel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. ↑ "Music in Brief". The A.V. Club. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. ↑ Darkel at AllMusic
  4. ↑ Guardian Unlimited review
  5. ↑ Mojo. January 2007. p.106
  6. ↑ Brumfitt, Stuart (15 October 2006). "CD: Darkel, Darkel". The Observer. 9 January 2016.
  7. ↑ Pitchfork Media review
  8. ↑ Dover, John (23 October 2006). "Darkel: Darkel". Popmatters. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.
  10. ↑ "New CDs". Spin. October 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. ↑ Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found.

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