Risotto (album)
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| Studio album by Fluke | ||||
| Released | September 30, 1997 | |||
| Recorded | 1997 | |||
| Genre | Electronica, house, techno | |||
| Length | 73:22 | |||
| Label | Astralwerks | |||
| Producer | Fluke | |||
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Risotto is the fourth album by British electronica group Fluke, first released in September 1997. The album is named after the dish risotto (Italian: [riˈzɔtto]).
Many of the tracks that brought Fluke to a larger audience are featured on this album, including "Atom Bomb", used on the Wipeout 2097 soundtrack, and "Absurd," used in many films/trailers, including a 1998 Volkswagen Beetle commercial, Sin City in 2005, and the episode "Chaos" from the show "Spaced".
The album artwork was designed by The Designers Republic and features a chrome-plated KitchenAid blender.
Critical reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |   [1] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B[2] |
| Pitchfork Media | 9.0/10[3] |
| Melody Maker | positive[4] |
Writing for Melody Maker in October 1997, Neil Kulkarni gave Risotto a very positive review, singling out the album's lyrics as a highlight; "[Fluke] have the dumbest greatest deepest lyrics in dance – "Baby's got an atom-bomb/a motherfuckin' atom bomb" is the greatest heavy metal lyric never written; "Anybody with a heart votes love" is a chorus Stevie Wonder would be proud of; "Think big that's only half as large/Bigger, better, twice as hard" is Ooompah-Loompah haiku made pop poetry."[4]
Track listing
- "Absurd" – 5:48
- "Atom Bomb" – 5:45
- "Kitten Moon" – 9:18
- "Mosh" – 6:20
- "Bermuda" – 7:57
- "Setback" – 8:54
- "Amp" – 8:09
- "Reeferendrum" – 7:22
- "Squirt" – 6:15
- "Goodnight Lover" – 7:34
References
- ↑ Allmusic review
- ↑ Entertainment Weekly (10/31/97, p. 109) - "... their beats are as relentless and no-frills as traditional techno gets." - Rating: B
- ↑ Pitchfork Media review[dead link]
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