Muzikizum

Muzikizum is the debut studio album by X-Press 2. It was released on Skint Records in 2002.[1] It features vocal contributions from David Byrne, Dieter Meier, and Steve Edwards.[2] It peaked at number 15 on the UK Albums Chart.[3]

Muzikizum
Studio album by
X-Press 2
Released22 April 2002 (2002-04-22)
Genre
Length61:33
LabelSkint Records
ProducerX-Press 2
X-Press 2 chronology
Muzikizum
(2002)		 Makeshift Feelgood
(2006)
Singles from Muzikizum
  1. "AC/DC"
    Released: 2000
  2. "Muzikizum"
    Released: 2001
  3. "Smoke Machine"
    Released: 2001
  4. "Lazy"
    Released: 2002
  5. "I Want You Back"
    Released: 2002

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic75/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Alternative Press[6]
Dotmusic[7]
The Guardian[8]
Mojo[9]
NME6/10[10]
Playlouder[11]
Q[12]
Rolling Stone[13]
Uncut[14]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

John Bush of AllMusic wrote, "Muzikizum is informed by a slim, spare aesthetic that sounds more 1992 than 2002, evoking simply produced, imperial-sounding tracks from Spooky and Leftfield; in other words, the glory days of progressive house."[5] Gary Mulholland of The Guardian commented that "Brighton club veterans Rocky, Diesel and Ashley Beedle seamlessly blend slick-but-tough pop with your full-on Ibiza-friendly house instrumental."[8]

Track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Muzikizum"X-Press 26:43
2."Supasong"X-Press 25:05
3."Lazy" (featuring David Byrne)
6:58
4."Angel"
  • X-Press 2
  • Ralf Hertwig
  • Tommi Eckart
6:24
5."Palenque"X-Press 23:55
6."Smoke Machine"X-Press 27:56
7."I Want You Back" (featuring Dieter Meier)
6:14
8."Call That Love" (featuring Steve Edwards)
6:03
9."AC/DC"X-Press 26:39
10."The Ending"
5:34
Total length:61:33

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[15]

  • X-Press 2 – arrangement, production, art direction, design
  • David Byrne – vocals (on "Lazy")
  • Dieter Meier – vocals (on "I Want You Back")
  • Steve Edwards – vocals (on "Call That Love")
  • Pete Z – keyboards (on "Lazy", "Call That Love", and "The Ending")
  • James Brown – engineering, mixing
  • Adam Wren – mixing (except "AC/DC" and "The Ending")
  • Simon Thornton – editing (on "Supasong")
  • Tom Hingston – art direction, design
  • Hamish Brown – photography
  • Jason Evans – photography

Charts
Chart Peak
position
UK Albums (OCC)[3] 15

References
  1. Thomas, Chucky (6 April 2002). "After 10 Years, X-Press 2's First Full-Length Debuts On Skint". Billboard. p. 43.
  2. Osborn, Michael (19 April 2002). "X-Press 2's winning formula". BBC News. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  3. "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. "Muzikizum by X-Press 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. Bush, John. "Muzikizum - X-Press 2". AllMusic. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  6. Alternately pounding and pining, it's "faceless techno" at its very best. [Sep 2002, p.96]
  7. "dotmusic - Album Review". Dotmusic. Archived from the original on 18 June 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  8. Mulholland, Gary (26 April 2002). "Sweet and sour". The Guardian. Retrieved 24 April 2020.
  9. This is a raging leviathan of a set, each track a powerful, swaggering anthem. [May 2002, p.97]
  10. Needham, Alex (12 September 2005). "X-PRESS 2 : Muzikizum". NME. Archived from the original on 25 September 2015. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  11. "PLAYLOUDER | review - Muzikizum by X-Press 2". Playlouder. 1 May 2002. Archived from the original on 1 May 2002. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  12. Mature rather than groundbreaking. [May 2002, p.122]
  13. "X-Press 2 - Muzikizum". Rolling Stone. 2 August 2002. Archived from the original on 6 August 2002. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  14. This album will appeal equally to hard house and handbag crowds alike. [May 2002, p.113]
  15. Muzikizum (CD liner notes). X-Press 2. Skint Records. 2002.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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