Give (Balkan Beat Box album)
| Give | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 6, 2012 | |||
| Recorded | 2011 | |||
| Genre | World music, gypsy punk, electronica, funk, dub | |||
| Label | Nat Geo Music, Crammed Discs | |||
| Producer | Balkan Beat Box | |||
| Balkan Beat Box chronology | ||||
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Give is the fourth studio album by the Israeli electronica-world fusion trio Balkan Beat Box.
Critical reception
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Consequence of Sound | D-[1] |
| The Independent |  [2] |
| The Province | B+[5] |
| Robert Christgau | A-[4] |
| Spin | 7/10[3] |
Give received generally favorable reviews from critics, with the exception of a D− from Consequence of Sound's Alex Young. Young wrote that on the album, "the band is able to put checkmarks in all the Balkan Beat Box boxes but fail to meet the standards they set previously in any of them."[1]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Intro (Taste of Where I'm From)" | 3:24 |
| 2. | "Part of the Glory" | 4:13 |
| 3. | "Political F**k" | 3:45 |
| 4. | "Money" | 3:12 |
| 5. | "Suki Muki" | 3:56 |
| 6. | "Porno Clown" | 3:34 |
| 7. | "Minimal" | 3:55 |
| 8. | "Urge to Be Violent" | 3:35 |
| 9. | "Look Like You" | 4:26 |
| 10. | "What a Night" | 4:23 |
| 11. | "Enemy On Economy" | 3:42 |
| 12. | "No Man's Land" | 3:59 |
Charts
[edit]| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| New Zealand Albums (Recorded Music NZ)[6] | 20 |
Personnel
[edit]- Tomer Yosef - lead vocals, percussion, samples
- Ori Kaplan - saxophone
- Tamir Muskat - drums, percussion, programming
References
[edit]- ^ a b Young, Alex (5 March 2012). "Balkan Beat Box – Give". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Male, Howard (8 April 2012). "Album: BBB (Balkan Beat Box), Give (Crammed Discs)". The Independent. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Gehr, Richard (8 March 2012). "Balkan Beat Box, 'Give' (Nat Geo)". Spin. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "Consumer Guide: Balkan Beat Box". Robertchristgau.com. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ Derdeyn, Stuart (14 March 2012). "Balkan Beat Box: Give (Nat Geo Music)". The Province. Archived from the original on 19 October 2014. Retrieved 19 October 2014.
- ^ "NZ Top 40 Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. 23 March 2015. Retrieved 20 March 2015.