Versus
Studio album by
Carl Craig
ReleasedMay 5, 2017 (2017-05-05)
Genre
Length65:36
LabelInFiné
ProducerCarl Craig
Carl Craig chronology
Unity
(2015)		 Versus
(2017)
Singles from Versus
  1. "Sandstorms"
    Released: March 17, 2017[2]

Versus is a studio album by Carl Craig. It was released via InFiné on May 5, 2017.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash7/10[6]
Exclaim!9/10[7]
Paste7.3/10[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 out of 5 stars, commenting that "Pieces will often suspensefully build up for several minutes before a beat gallops in, but it never resembles the predictable build-up-and-drop formula of most mainstream club music."[5] Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! wrote, "Although Versus is certainly not a place for casual Craig fans to start, nor is it designed for the dance floor crowd, it's an achievement that appropriately showcases one of Detroit's finest exports."[7]

Mixmag placed it at number 31 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2017" list.[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Carl Craig, except "Barceloneta Trist" by Francesco Tristano; "The Melody" by Francesco Tristano and Rami Khalifé

No.TitleLength
1."Enter the Darkness"1:21
2."Darkness"7:12
3."Coding Sequence"1:27
4."Sandstorms"6:24
5."At Les"8:06
6."You're Our Best and Only Friend"0:32
7."Desire"8:19
8."Barceloneta Trist"3:34
9."The Melody"6:51
10."Domina"9:26
11."Error in Replication"0:34
12."C-Beams Glitter"1:59
13."Technology"8:25
14."Coding Cycle"1:26
Japanese edition bonus track
No.TitleLength
15."Technology (Acoustic Version)"8:17

Charts

Chart Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 169

References

  1. 1 2 Rodriguez, Krystal (December 8, 2016). "Carl Craig Fuses Techno and Classical Music in New Album, 'Versus'". Vice. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  2. ↑ Pearl, Max (February 24, 2017). "Carl Craig announces debut album from orchestral project, Versus". Resident Advisor. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  3. ↑ Ravens, Chal (April 25, 2017). "How Carl Craig spent a decade bringing his best tracks to life for orchestra on Versus". Fact. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  4. 1 2 "Versus by Carl Craig". Metacritic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  5. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Versus - Carl Craig". AllMusic. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  6. ↑ Oliver, Matt (May 22, 2017). "Carl Craig - Versus". Clash. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  7. 1 2 Sylvester, Daniel (May 9, 2017). "Carl Craig Versus". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  8. ↑ Azfar, Rakin (May 4, 2017). "Carl Craig: Versus Review". Paste. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  9. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2017". Mixmag. December 14, 2017. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Carl Craig – Versus" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved July 10, 2019.
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