Machine Says Yes
Machine Says Yes | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 8 April 2002 | |||
Genre | Electronica, trip hop, acid house | |||
Length | 58:14 | |||
Label | City Rockers[1] | |||
FC Kahuna chronology | ||||
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Singles from Machine Says Yes | ||||
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Machine Says Yes is a studio album by British electronic music duo FC Kahuna,[2] released in April 2002 on the label City Rockers.[1] The album includes five singles: "Mind Set to Cycle", "Glitterball", "Machine Says Yes", "Hayling", and "Nothing is Wrong".
The two most notable singles, "Hayling" and "Machine Says Yes", were co-written and sung by
UK Singles Chart.[3] In addition, "North Pole Transmission" was sung by American singer Eileen Rose and "Fear of Guitars" was sung by Gruff Rhys
.
"Glitterball" was featured in the video games Need for Speed: Underground and Crackdown, while "Hayling" appeared on the soundtrack of the film Layer Cake.
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Pitchfork | [6] |
NME | [2] |
Dallas Observer | Positive[7] |
PopMatters | Positive[8] |
Playlouder | [9] |
Critical reception of Machine Says Yes was generally positive, with
Pitchfork's Mark Martelli was less receptive and wrote that "too much calculation has gone into Machine Says Yes. The record smacks of market research
, not the craven, late-night interplay that communicates real soul."
Track listing
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Hayling" | 6:49 |
2. | "Glitterball" | 5:48 |
3. | "Nothing Is Wrong" | 5:11 |
4. | "Bleep Freak" | 2:21 |
5. | "Machine Says Yes" | 6:38 |
6. | "North Pole Transmission" | 4:56 |
7. | "Mindset To Cycle" | 6:27 |
8. | "Microcuts" | 7:35 |
9. | "Growler" | 7:03 |
10. | "Fear Of Guitars" | 5:26 |
Total length: | 58:14 |
Charts
Chart (2002) | Peak position |
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UK Albums (OCC)[10] | 88 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 10 |
References
- ^ a b "FC Kahuna Profile Page: Biography". Music Emissions. Retrieved 14 July 2012.
- ^ a b c Peter Robinson (19 April 2002). "FC Kahuna : Machine Says Yes". NME. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "FC KAHUNA". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ a b "Machine Says Yes - FC/Kahuna". Metacritic. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- Allmusic. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- Pitchfork. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Justin Hampton (21 November 2002). "FC Kahuna". Dallas Observer. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Matt Cibula (10 January 2003). "FC Kahuna: Machine Says Yes". PopMatters. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ Iain Moffat (19 April 2002). "Machine Says Yes – FC Kahuna". Playlouder. Archived from the original on 30 April 2002. Retrieved 10 July 2012.
- ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 15, 2020.