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Phantom Phorce
Remix album by
Super Furry Animals
Released19 April 2004
Length74:44
79:11 (with commentary)
LabelPlacid Casual
Super Furry Animals chronology
Slow Life
(2004) 		Phantom Phorce
(2004) 		Songbook: The Singles, Vol. 1
(2004)

Phantom Phorce is a remix album of

video game arcade cabinet, and included a bonus CD; the Slow Life
EP. Critical reaction to Phantom Phorce was generally positive.

Origins, concept and music

video game arcade cabinet
.

Phantom Phorce features remixes previously available on the DVD version of

royalties, promised to release an album featuring the tracks on their own label.[1]

The record features remixes of every track from 2003's

High Llamas' "Valet Parking" which are merely "spruced up".[5][6]

The remixes are interspersed with anecdotes from 'Kurt Stern' (actually the band's

tongue in cheek, it's our road manager pretending to be a producer, and he ends up sounding like a... twat!"[2]
These anecdotes give the actual release a different track listing from that which appears on the back of the album.

Release and reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork Media
(7.0/10)[3]
PopMatters(favourable)[4]
Q[5]
The Times[11]
Uncut[6]
Western Mail(4/5)[12]

Initial copies of the album came bundled with the

vinyl.[15]

Critical reaction to Phantom Phorce was generally positive with

Pitchfork Media found that 'Stern' "gets in the way more than he helps" and claimed that, by the time the listener had heard the full album he or she would "likely consider redubbing it without ['Stern's'] contributions".[3] Reviewing Phantom Phorce for DiSCORDER magazine, Jordie Yow called it "good, but not exceptional" and claimed that the remixes simply made him want to listen to the original versions of the tracks while website Angry Ape was scathing, calling the album a "bland & uninspiring package to put you off remixes for life" and suggested that it was merely a "cash-in" by the band.[16][17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Super Furry Animals

No.TitleRemixer(s)Length
1."Hello Sunshine"
High Llamas
5:06
12."The Undefeated"Llwybr Llaethog3:43
13."Slow Life"Sir Doufous Styles5:06
14."Valet Parking"Force Unknown5:06
15."Hello Sunshine"Freiband10:31


Full track listing, including 'Kurt Stern' commentary
No.TitleLength
1."My name is Kurt Stern..."0:32
2."Hello Sunshine" (Weevil remix)4:22
3."Liberty Belle" (Mario Caldato Jr. remix)2:59
4."Well, the band said that they wanted to be challenged..."0:09
5."Golden Retriever" (Killa Kela remix)2:33
6."Sex, War & Robots" (Wauvenfold remix)3:23
7."It's a lovely little number here..."0:17
8."The Piccolo Snare" (Four Tet remix)7:08
9."I think the band will have a tough time..."0:06
10."Venus & Serena" (Massimo remix)2:57
11."I have to smile here..."0:22
12."Father Father" (Boom Bip remix)4:54
13."Something truly odd..."0:20
14."Bleed Forever" (bravecaptain remix)6:12
15."Lately a fire brigade of bands..."0:44
16."Out of Control" (Zan Lyons remix)4:56
17."On such a lovely song as this one..."0:24
18."Cityscape Skybaby" (Minotaur Shock remix)5:55
19."This is Daf's turn to get a bit loopy..."0:24
20."Valet Parking" (High Llamas remix)5:06
21."And uh, coming up here you're gonna hear..."0:20
22."The Undefeated" (Llwybr Llaethog remix)3:43
23."Slow Life" (Sir Doufous Styles remix)5:06
24."OK this is rock star time..."0:23
25."Valet Parking" (Force Unknown remix)5:06
26."This song worked equally well we discovered...""0:14
27."Hello Sunshine" (Freiband remix)10:31
28."It's always a battle collaborating with someone else..."0:18

Personnel

The following people contributed to Phantom Phorce:

Band

Remixers

Additional musicians

Artwork

  • Pete Fowler – Illustration & design
  • John Mark James – Illustration & design

References

  1. ^ a b "FURRY VISION!". NME. 1 April 2004. Retrieved 23 May 2004.
  2. ^ a b Foster, Richard (10 October 2005). "Incendiary interview Super Furry Animals". Incendiary Magazine. Archived from the original on 11 November 2007. Retrieved 8 July 2008.
  3. ^
    Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original
    on 16 May 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  4. ^ a b Lundy, Zeth (6 July 2004). "Phantom Phorce". PopMatters. Retrieved 4 March 2009.
  5. ^ a b c Stubbs, Dan (May 2004). "Phantom Phorce". Q. 214: 108.
  6. ^ a b c "SUPER FURRY ANIMALS - PHANTOM PHORCE". Uncut. 20 October 2004. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  7. ^ Lindsay, Cam (October 2004). "Review: Super Furry Animals - Phantom Phorce". Ian Danzig. Archived from the original on 13 July 2007. Retrieved 18 November 2009.
  8. ^ a b Empire, Kitty (11 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals, Phantom Phorce". The Guardian. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  9. ^ a b Welsh, David (12 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals - Phantom Phorce (Placid Casual)". musicOMH. Archived from the original on 3 October 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  10. ^ a b Woodhouse, Alan (20 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals: Phantom Phorce". NME. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  11. ^ a b Edwards, Mark (11 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals: Phantom Phorce". The Times. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  12. ^ a b Rees, Christopher (12 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals, 'Phantom Phorce' (Placid Casual)". Western Mail. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  13. ^ Lundy, Zeth (6 July 2004). "Phantom Phorce". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  14. ^ Sinacola, Dom (20 October 2004). "Phantom Phorce/Slow Life EP". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 20 July 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  15. ^ "Phantom Phorce". Discogs. c. 2004. Retrieved 12 March 2009.
  16. ^ Yow, Jordie (September 2004). "September 2004 reviews". DiSCORDER. Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.
  17. ^ R, Dave (18 April 2004). "Super Furry Animals - Phantom Phorce (Placid Casual)". Angry Ape. Archived from the original on 1 December 2008. Retrieved 8 March 2009.

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