From Here We Go Sublime is the debut studio album by Swedish electronic music producer Axel Willner under his alias The Field, released by Kompakt on 26 March 2007.[2]
| From Here We Go Sublime | ||||
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| Released | 26 March 2007 | |||
| Recorded | 2004–06 | |||
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| Length | 65:41 | |||
| Label | Kompakt | |||
| Producer | Axel Willner | |||
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Production
editFrom Here We Go Sublime consists primarily of tracks recorded by Willner as the Field between 2004 and 2006, though the album also includes tracks produced before this period, one of which was originally recorded under a different alias.[3] Willner's production style is sample-based, employing cut-up and resequenced manipulations of snippets of other artists' music,[4] including Kate Bush's "Under Ice" on "Over the Ice",[5] Lionel Richie's "Hello" on "A Paw in My Face",[5] Fleetwood Mac's "Everywhere" on "Everyday",[6] and The Flamingos' "I Only Have Eyes for You" on "From Here We Go Sublime".[6]
Style and themes
editDespite From Here We Go Sublime being released on the Kompakt label, known primarily for German techno, the album's sound has been described as "less techno than it is trance".[4] Jess Harvell of Pitchfork also noted the style's similarity due to an "anthemic bigness to Willner's little sounds, a certain shameless bombastic quality to the way he deploys his loops and builds his arpeggio" and the "elementary drum tracks, often just a deflated machine thump flecked with hi-hat hiss".[7]
The themes of the music on From Here We Go Sublime has been noted for its "unabashed emotionalism" with songs suggesting "bliss", "melancholy" and "loss".[8] From Here We Go Sublime's song titles have been described as vague, and the songs themselves having no intelligible lyrics beyond sampled vocals which have been edited and chopped up.[9][8] Willner dislikes lyrical content and chose to treat sampled vocals as instruments rather than as voices, as "it gives (the music) a special feeling."[3]
Release and reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 90/100[10] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| The Boston Phoenix | |
| Collective | 5/5[1] |
| The Irish Times | |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 9.0/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 8/10[13] |
| Resident Advisor | 5/5[14] |
| Stylus Magazine | A[5] |
| Uncut | |
From Here We Go Sublime was released on compact disc and vinyl record by Kompakt.[4][16] The album was released to great critical acclaim from various publications, and, along with Burial's Untrue, was the best-received album of 2007 on the music critic aggregators site Metacritic.[17] It was named the 29th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.[18] Willner was surprised by the positive reception to the album, stating that "since it is a bit different than (most) other techno, I thought that people wouldn't like it."[3]
Track listing
editAll tracks are written by Axel Willner
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Over the Ice" | 6:56 |
| 2. | "A Paw in My Face" | 5:24 |
| 3. | "Good Things End" | 6:08 |
| 4. | "The Little Heart Beats So Fast" | 5:25 |
| 5. | "Everday" | 6:59 |
| 6. | "Silent" | 7:35 |
| 7. | "The Deal" | 10:03 |
| 8. | "Sun & Ice" | 6:34 |
| 9. | "Mobilia" | 6:28 |
| 10. | "From Here We Go Sublime" | 4:09 |
| Total length: | 65:41 | |
References
edit- ^ a b Power, Chris (5 April 2007). "the field: from here we go sublime (kompakt)". Collective. Archived from the original on 13 May 2007. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ "From Here We Go Sublime by The Field". Kompakt. Retrieved 5 September 2018.
- ^ a b c O'Donnell, Malory (27 April 2007). "The Field – Interview". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ a b c d Birchmeier, Jason. "From Here We Go Sublime – The Field". AllMusic. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ a b c Miller, Derek (26 March 2007). "The Field – From Here We Go Sublime – Review". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ a b Harvilla, Rob (17 July 2007). "Sublime Frequencies". The Village Voice. Retrieved 26 October 2015.
- ^ a b Harvell, Jess (26 March 2007). "The Field: From Here We Go Sublime". Pitchfork. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ a b Ferguson, Greg. "Dusted Reviews: The Field – From Here We Go Sublime". Dusted. Retrieved 8 December 2008.
- ^ a b Day, David (19 June 2007). "The Field". The Boston Phoenix. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Reviews for From Here We Go Sublime by The Field". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 June 2015.
- ^ Carroll, Jim (22 June 2007). "The Field: From Here We Go Sublime (Kompakt)". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Worthy, Stephen (30 April 2007). "The Field: From Here We Go Sublime". NME. Archived from the original on 16 March 2016. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Fiander, Matthew (7 June 2007). "The Field: From Here We Go Sublime". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 July 2011.
- ^ Wright, Jacob (21 March 2007). "The Field – From Here We Go Sublime". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ "The Field: From Here We Go Sublime". Uncut (121): 99. June 2007.
- ^ "Kompakt Official Site" (search "The Field"). Kompakt. Retrieved 15 December 2008.
- ^ "Best Music and Albums for 2007". Metacritic. Retrieved 18 June 2016.
- ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 19 March 2010.