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

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]

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. 1 2 "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Muzikizum by X-Press 2". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 13 May 2016.
  5. 1 2 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. 1 2 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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