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Basic Volume

Basic Volume is the debut studio album by English electronic artist Gaika. It was released in July 2018 under Warp Records.

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Basic Volume
Studio album by
Gaika
Released27 July 2018 (2018-07-27)
Genre
Length56:52
LabelWarp1
Singles from Basic Volume
  1. "Crown & Key"
    Released: 6 June 20182
  2. "Immigrant Sons (Pesos & Gas)"
    Released: 11 July 20183
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/1004
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStar5
The Line of Best Fit9/106

Basic Volume is the debut studio album by English electronic artist Gaika. It was released in July 2018 under Warp Records.

Accolades

Publication Accolade Rank Ref.
Gigwise Top 51 Albums of 2018
8
7
The Independent Top 40 Albums of 2018
9
8
The Line of Best Fit Top 50 Albums of 2018
47
9

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Basic Volume"3:26
2."Hackers & Jackers"4:29
3."Seven Churches for St. Jude"5:43
4."Ruby"2:05
5."Born Thieves"4:33
6."36 Oaths"2:06
7."Black Empire (Killmonger Riddim)"2:40
8."Grip"3:27
9."Clouds, Chemicals and the Angel Gabriel"1:21
10."Immigrant Sons (Pesos & Gas)"4:20
11."Close to the Root"4:16
12."Yard"4:41
13."Crown & Key"5:11
14."Warlord Shoes"4:01
15."Spectacular Anthem"4:31
References

References

  1. Ryce, Andrew (June 7, 2018). "Gaika announces debut album, Basic Volume, for Warp". Residentadvisor.net. Retrieved October 10, 2018.
  2. "Crown & Key – Single by Gaika". iTunes. 6 June 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  3. "Immigrant Sons (Pesos & Gas) – Single by Gaika". iTunes. 11 July 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  4. "Metacritic.com". Metacritic. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  5. Simpson, Paul. "Basic Volume – Gaika". AllMusic.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  6. Lawes, Ruth (July 23, 2018). "GAIKA's Basic Volume is an essential, timely tour de force". Thelineofbestfit.com. Retrieved October 26, 2018.
  7. "Gigwise's 51 Best Albums of 2018". Gigwise.com. 17 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  8. O'Connor, Roisin (19 December 2018). "The 40 Best Albums of 2018". Independent.co.uk. Retrieved 7 March 2019.
  9. "The Best Albums of 2018". Thelineofbestfit.com. 3 December 2018. Retrieved 7 March 2019.