Carboot Soul
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{{Infobox album
| name = Carboot Soul
| type = studio
| artist = Nightmares on Wax
| cover = Nightmaresonwax_Carbootsoul.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1999|04|12|df=yes}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = *Electronic
| length = {{Duration|m=50|s=37}}
| label = Warp
| producer =
| prev_title = Smokers Delight
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = DJ-Kicks: Nightmares on Wax
| next_year = 2000
| misc = {{Singles
| name = Carboot Soul
| type = studio
| single1 = Les Nuits
| single1date = 1999
| single2 = Finer
| single2date = 1999
}}
}}
Carboot Soul is the third studio album by Nightmares on Wax.{{cite web|url=http://defected.com/news/glitterbox-spotlight-nightmares-wax/|title=Glitterbox Spotlight - Nightmares on Wax|publisher=Defected|first=Ben|last=Lovett|access-date=2 December 2014}} It was released in 1999 on Warp. It peaked at number 71 on the UK Albums Chart. Early copies of the album were issued with a designer packet of Rizla rolling papers, which featured the album's artwork.{{cite book|last1=Blackman|first1=Shane|title=Chilling Out: The cultural politics of substance consumption, youth and drug policy|date=30 September 2004|publisher=Open University Press|location=Milton Keynes|isbn=9780335200726|page=89|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=UuvX3QwKXm8C&pg=PA89|access-date=2 December 2014}}
The opening track and first single, "Les Nuits", is a revised version of Evelyn's tracks Nights Interlude and, subsequently, Nights Introlude, which were featured on the two previous albums respectively. The songs feature samples from the Quincy Jones version of the song Summer in the City. However, instead of using sampling and synthesized tracks like before, the song featured a full orchestral and live recording session, inspired by the samples, which was then mixed by Evelyn.
Critical reception
{{Music ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|4.5|5}}{{cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/carboot-soul-mw0000049509|title=Carboot Soul – Nightmares on Wax|work=AllMusic|first=John|last=Bush|access-date=15 February 2017}}
| rev2 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev2score = B+{{cite magazine|url=https://ew.com/article/1999/05/07/carboot-soul/|title=Carboot Soul|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|first=Marc|last=Weingarten|date=7 May 1999|access-date=30 March 2020}}
| rev3 = Melody Maker
| rev3score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul|magazine=Melody Maker|date=10 April 1999|page=36}}
| rev4 = Muzik
| rev4score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite magazine|title=Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul (Warp)|magazine=Muzik|first=Michael|last=Bonner|issue=48|date=May 1999|page=79}}
| rev5 = NME
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990329091938reviews.html|title=Nightmares On Wax – Carboot Soul|work=NME|first=Darren|last=Johns|date=29 April 1999|access-date=30 March 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20000307083452/http://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews/19990329091938reviews.html|archive-date=7 March 2000|url-status=dead}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6score = 5.4/10{{cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5794-carboot-soul/|title=Nightmares on Wax: Carboot Soul|work=Pitchfork|first=Ryan|last=Schreiber|date=12 April 1999|access-date=15 February 2017}}
}}
John Bush of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "one of the best arguments yet for the continuing development of trip-hop beyond mere coffee table fare."
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Les Nuits
| length1 = 6:20
| title2 = Morse
| length2 = 6:21
| title3 = Ethnic Majority
| length3 = 4:31
| title4 = Jorgé
| length4 = 2:29
| title5 = Finer
| length5 = 3:30
| title6 = Ease Jimi
| length6 = 5:33
| title7 = Argha Noah
| length7 = 7:56
| title8 = Fire in the Middle
| length8 = 4:17
| title9 = Survival
| length9 = 4:30
| title10 = Capumcap
| length10 = 5:10
| title11 = Les Nuits - Hip Hop Reprise [Bonus Track]
| length11 = 3:46
| title12 = Keep On (feat. De La Soul) - Chill Mix [Bonus Track]
| length12 = 5:47
}}
The 2024 deluxe re-release of the album features two bonus tracks, a hip-hop remix of "Les Nuits", reprising its place as the opening track to close out the album. The other bonus track is titled "Keep On (feat. De La Soul) - Chill Mix", which was previously unreleased, and features a beat by Evelyn accompanied by hip-hop verses by De La Soul.
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart (1999) !scope="col"| Peak |
| {{Album chart|Germany4|60|artist=Nightmares On Wax|album=Carboot Soul|id=28441|access-date=24 March 2019|rowheader=true}} |
| {{Album chart|UK2|71|date=19990418|access-date=24 March 2019|rowheader=true|refname=officialcharts}} |
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|34416|Carboot Soul}}
{{Nightmares on Wax}}
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