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Solex vs. the Hitmeister

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Solex vs. the Hitmeister
Studio album by
Released10 March 1998 (1998-03-10)
Studio
  • Solex's home
  • Sound Enterprise (Weesp)
Genre
Length41:54
LabelMatador
Producer
  • Solex
  • Frans Hagenaars
Solex chronology
Solex vs. the Hitmeister
(1998)
Pick Up
(1999)
Singles from Solex vs. the Hitmeister
  1. "Solex All Licketysplit"
    Released: 6 April 1998[3]

Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the debut studio album by Dutch musician Solex. It was released on 10 March 1998 by Matador Records.[4]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Entertainment WeeklyB+[6]
The Guardian[7]
NME8/10[8]
Pitchfork7.6/10[9]
Spin7/10[1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "A completely unique combination of beats, samples, and voice, Solex is insular and inventive, revealing an artist with a very personal kind of creativity."[5] David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "The echoey, rattling, wind-tunnel music lends an even eerier power to her tales of obsessions both romantic and physical."[6]

In 2015, Fact placed Solex vs. the Hitmeister at number 28 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.[2]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Solex

No.TitleLength
1."One Louder Solex"3:27
2."Solex Feels Lucky"3:46
3."Solex in a Slipshod Style"3:44
4."Waking Up with Solex"3:32
5."Solex's Snag"4:09
6."Rolex by Solex"2:46
7."There's a Solex on the Run"3:30
8."Solex All Licketysplit"2:24
9."Solex for a While"3:53
10."Some Solex"3:35
11."When Solex Just Stood There"3:24
12."Peppy Solex"3:44
Total length:41:54
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
13."Solex Is Barely Dressed"1:28
Total length:43:22

Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[10]

  • Solex (Elisabeth Esselink) – performance, production, mixing, sleeve design
  • Gerard Atema – clarinet
  • Geert de Groot – guitar, piano, cello, bass guitar, melodica
  • Frans Hagenaars – production, engineering, mixing
  • Flip Heurckmans – engineering (assistant)
  • Jeroen Kramer – saxophone, clarinet
  • Robert Lagendijk – drums, vocals
  • Colette Sloots – graphic editing

References

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  1. ^ a b c d e Manaugh, Sara (June 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 6. p. 138. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  2. ^ a b c Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
  3. ^ "Solex". Matador Records. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
  4. ^ "Solex – Solex Vs. the Hitmeister". Matador Records. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  5. ^ a b Phares, Heather. "Solex vs. The Hitmeister – Solex". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  6. ^ a b Browne, David (20 March 1998). "Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
  7. ^ Hemingway, David (15 May 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister (Matador)". The Guardian.
  8. ^ Munro, Ronan (23 May 1998). "Solex – Solex Vs The Hitmeister". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
  9. ^ Richard-San, Mark. "Solex: Solex Vs. The Hitmeister". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
  10. ^ Solex vs. the Hitmeister (liner notes). Solex. Matador Records. 1998. OLE 287-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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