Succour (album)
| Succour | ||||
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| Studio album by Seefeel | ||||
| Released | 20 March 1995 | |||
| Length | 61:47 | |||
| Label | Warp | |||
| Producer | Seefeel | |||
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Succour is the second studio album by British band Seefeel. It was released on 20 March 1995 on Warp and did not receive a release in the United States.
Background
After the release of Quique, Seefeel left Too Pure Records and signed to the more electronic music oriented Warp where they released the EP Starethrough and included on Warp's compilation album Artificial Intelligence II in 1994.[1][2] Seefeel followed these releases with Succour in 1995.[1][3]
Release
Prior to the album's release, a single for the track "Fracture" was released on 26 September 1994.[4] Succour was released on 25 March 1995 by Warp.[3] It was released on compact disc, cassette, vinyl and as a digital download.[3] The album was not released in the United States and led to a temporary breakup of the group in 1996.[5] Mark Clifford focused on his side-project Disjecta while Peacock, Fletcher, and Seymour joined Mark Van Hoen for his group Scala.[5]
Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [6] |
| Select | (3/5)[7] |
Allmusic described the album as "something of a disappointment" and "the LP was a bit too skeletal for most rock critics or music fans".[5] A review by Glenn Swan for Allmusic, opined that "there are a couple rough spots, as [Seefeel] were supposedly having band problems at the time."[6] Succour received a mixed review from Select stating the group had found their own identity, noting tracks like "Fracture", "Vex", "Meol" and "Succour" are "clearly the product of deeper research".[7] The review concluded that the groups "voice is not quite their own yet", opining that "awestruck poor relations of μ-Ziq and Aphex's junkyard clang - especially "Cut" - are uncomfortably prominent".[7]
Track listing
All tracks written by Mark Clifford[8] except where otherwise noted.
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Meol" | 5:51 | |
| 2. | "Extract" | Clifford, Sarah Peacock | 7:28 |
| 3. | "When Face Was Face" | Clifford, Justin Fletcher, Peacock | 6:03 |
| 4. | "Fracture" | Clifford, Fletcher, Peacock, Daren Seymour | 5:52 |
| 5. | "Gatha" | 6:00 | |
| 6. | "Ruby-Ha" | Clifford, Peacock | 6:08 |
| 7. | "Rupt" | 6:29 | |
| 8. | "Vex" | 4:25 | |
| 9. | "Cut" | Clifford, Peacock | 5:40 |
| 10. | "Utreat" | ||
| 11. | "[untitled]" |
Credits
Credits adapted from Succour compact disc sleeve.[8]
- Seefeel – producer
- Mark Clifford – mixing, arrangements
- Geoff Pesche – mastering
- Francis Arkwright – digital editing
See also
Notes
- 1 2 Segal, Dave (2013). "From '93 to infinity". Quique (Media notes). Seefeel. Modern Classics Recordings. MR-021 / MCR 906.
- ↑ "Seefeel:Starethrough". Warp. Retrieved 2 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 "Seefeel:Succour". Warp. Retrieved November 1, 2014.
- ↑ "Seefeel:Fracture/Tied". Warp. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Bush, John. "Seefeel Biography". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- 1 2 Swan, Glenn. "Succour". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved November 2, 2014.
- 1 2 3 Grundy, Gareth (May 1995). "New Albums". Select (59): 100.
- 1 2 "Inside sleeve". Succour (Media notes). Seefeel. Warp. 1995. WARPCD28.