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Island Row

Island Row is the second album by IDM producer Capitol K. The record was released by Planet Mu in 2000, and re-released by XL Recordings in 2002.

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Island Row
Studio album by
Capitol K
Released9 October 2000
Recorded1999
GenreIDM
Length53:57
LabelsPlanet Mu
XL Recordings1
ProducersCapitol K, John Burton
Capitol K chronology
Sounds of the Empire
(1999) 		Island Row
(2000) 		Happy Happy
(2004)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar2
Drowned in Sound8/103
Pitchfork8.4/104

Island Row is the second album by IDM producer Capitol K.5 The record was released by Planet Mu in 2000, and re-released by XL Recordings in 2002.

"Pillow" peaked at No. 99 on the UK Singles Chart.6

Critical reception

Exclaim! wrote that "the music sounds so full and complex that you could lose your mind trying to figure out what all of the different noises are."7 The Independent called the album "the missing link between Badly Drawn Boy and Squarepusher, with the former's wistful introversion shredded into digital bricolage by the latter's cut-up techniques."1 The Sunday Times wrote that Capitol K "has astonishing sampling/sequencing/ programming skills, but he transforms his hours spent hunched over an Atari into music bursting with life."8

Track listing

  1. "City" – 5:21
  2. "Pillow" – 3:12
  3. "Anon" – 6:07
  4. "Soundwaves" – 5:26
  5. "Capitol Beat Sticky" - 4:51
  6. "Darussalam" – 4:31
  7. "God Ohm" – 3:33
  8. "Breakers" – 6:14
  9. "Heat" – 5:45
  10. "Monster" – 4:53
  11. "Duffle Coat" – 4:01
References

References

  1. "Album: Capitol K Island Row, XL". The Independent. 15 March 2002. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  2. "AllMusic Review by Kenyon Hopkin". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  3. "Capitol K Island Row". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  4. "Capitol K Island Row". Pitchfork. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. "Artist Biography by Matt Fink". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. "CAPITOL K". Official Charts. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. "Capitol K Island Row". Exclaim!. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  8. Edwards, Mark (14 Apr 2002). "Pop". The Sunday Times: 20.