Space Is Only Noise

Space Is Only Noise is the debut studio album by Chilean-American musician Nicolás Jaar, released on 28 January 2011 by Circus Company.

Space Is Only Noise
Studio album by
Nicolás Jaar
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
Genre
Length46:25
LabelCircus Company
ProducerNicolas Jaar
Nicolás Jaar chronology
Space Is Only Noise
(2011)		 Pomegranates
(2015)

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]

Critical reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Clash9/10[5]
The Guardian[6]
The Irish Times[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork8.4/10[9]
PopMatters9/10[10]
Q[11]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[12]
Uncut[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Space Is Only Noise received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Resident Advisor named it album of the year[14] and Pitchfork placed the album at number 20 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[15] Pitchfork also placed the song "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" at number 44 on its list "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011".[16] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 148 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[17]

Accolades
Publications' year-end list appearances for Space Is Only Noise
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref
BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 141 Albums of the 2010s 52 [18]
Cokemachineglow Cokemachineglow's Top 50 Albums of 2011 40 [19]
Crack Magazine Crack Magazine's Top 100 Albums of the 2010s 62 [20]
Drowned in Sound Drowned in Sound's Top 75 Albums of 2011 50 [21]
Gorilla vs. Bear Gorilla vs. Bear's Top 30 Albums of 2011 30 [22]
MusicOMH MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2011 38 [23]
The Needle Drop The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2011 9 [24]
No Ripcord No Ripcord's Top 50 Albums of 2011 21 [25]
Pitchfork Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2011 20 [26]
Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 2010s 148 [27]
Pretty Much Amazing Pretty Much Amazing's Top 40 Albums of 2011 36 [28]
Resident Advisor Resident Advisor's Top 20 Albums of 2011 1 [29]
Stereogum Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011 39 [30]

Track listing
Space Is Only Noise
No.TitleLength
1."Être"4:49
2."Colomb"3:22
3."Sunflower"0:48
4."Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust"3:28
5."Keep Me There"5:21
6."I Got A" (removed from later editions)4:08
7."Problem with the Sun"3:52
8."Space Is Only Noise If You Can See"5:42
9."Almost Fell"2:32
10."Balance Her in Between Your Eyes"3:45
11."Specters of the Future"1:58
12."Trace"0:23
13."Variations"3:21
14."Être"2:56
Total length:46:25

The original track listing features "I Got A" as track 6, but this track was later removed from the album due to an uncleared sample.[31] Subsequently, the original 14-track version of the album was pulled from stores and replaced with a 13 track version, the same one which can be found on streaming services.

Charts
Chart performance for Space Is Only Noise
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32] 49

References
  1. "Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V." (in German). Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  2. "Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
  3. "Reviews for Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar". Metacritic. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  4. Freeman, Phil. "Space Is Only Noise – Nicolas Jaar". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  5. Frame, Charlie (9 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Clash. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  6. Cragg, Michael (10 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  7. Carroll, Jim (2 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on 31 May 2012. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  8. "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Mojo (209): 105. April 2011.
  9. Gaerig, Andrew (17 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Pitchfork. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  10. Nickum, Stephan (3 March 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 January 2016.
  11. "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Q (297): 104. April 2011.
  12. Miller, Derek (15 February 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Uncut (169): 85. June 2011.
  14. RA Staff (14 December 2011). "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 January 2016.
  15. "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 December 2011. Retrieved 8 January 2012.
  16. "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011". Pitchfork. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 1 January 2012.
  17. "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 9 October 2019.
  18. "141 Best Albums of the 2010s". BrooklynVegan. 31 December 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  19. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  20. "Top 100 Albums of the decade". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  21. Adams, Sean (15 December 2011). "Drowned in Sound's Albums of 2011". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  22. "Favourite Albums of 2011". Gorilla vs. Bear. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  23. "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2011". MusicOMH. 12 December 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  24. "Favourite Albums of 2011". The Needle Drop. 22 December 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  25. "Top 50 Albums of 2011". No Ripcord. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  26. "The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. 15 September 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  27. "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. 8 October 2019. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  28. Tovar, Daniel (30 December 2011). "PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2011". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  29. "Top 20 Albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  30. "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. 5 December 2011. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
  31. "Nicolas Jaar album is being pulled from shops". Dummy Mag. 30 September 2011. Retrieved 8 February 2017.
  32. "Ultratop.be – Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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