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2023 studio album by Pangaea
Changing Channels
Studio album by Pangaea
Released6 October 2023 (2023-10-06)
Length31:47
LabelHessle Audio
ProducerKevin McAuley
Pangaea chronology
In Drum Play
(2016) 		Changing Channels
(2023)
Singles from Changing Channels
  1. "Installations"
    Released: 16 May 2023
  2. "Changing Channels"
    Released: 13 June 2023
  3. "Hole Away"
    Released: 13 June 2023
  4. "Bad Lines"
    Released: 12 September 2023

Changing Channels is the second studio album by English dubstep musician Pangaea. It was released on 6 October 2023, through Hessle Audio.

Background and singles

On 16 May 2023, only a few months after the release of the two-track EP Fuzzy Logic / Still Moving Water, the musician released the first single and intro of the album "Installations." With its "chopped-up vocals," the track was created as a nod to his 2011 single "Hex." McAuley shared the news of the album on 13 June 2023. That day also saw the release of two singles: the title-track and "Hole Away," songs that he described as "tried and tested over the past few weeks and months." To the musician, the album felt like it "distilled all the different elements of" his music of the previous 15 years and called it his "most complete record to date." Upon announcing the album, it was seen as a fusion of "bass abstraction with dynamic, sometimes abrasive club frequencies." On 12 September, McAuley released a third single titled "Bad Lines," a "happy hardcore salute" that blends UK dance music "with his own unique brand of world-building."

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork8.3/10

Writing for Pitchfork, Philip Sherburne awarded Changing Channels the accolade "Best New Music," saying Pangaea created a record that avoids what other mainstream "chart-pop samples" or "Eurodance classics" are guilty of: "a vaguely guilty-pleasure insinuation of getting away with something naughty." Sherburne opined that the album captures "a welcome shift in flow" while being proof that one "can get silly without sounding stupid."

In Resident Advisor, Changing Channels is described as an album that "takes McAuley's deft touch to route-one house, breakbeat techno and happy hardcore.

Pitchfork ranked it the 36th best album of 2023.

Track listing

Changing Channels track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Installation"3:43
2."Hole Away"3:31
3."If"5:08
4."The Slip"3:50
5."Changing Channels"7:14
6."Squid"4:31
7."Bad Lines"3:50
Total length:31:47

References

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  2. Krol, Charlotte (14 June 2023). "Pangaea announces new album, 'Changing Channels,' with two singles: Listen". DJ Mag. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  3. Buckle, Becky (13 June 2023). "Pangaea announces new album 'Changing Channels'". Mixmag. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  4. Eede, Christian (13 June 2023). "Pangaea Details New Album, 'Changing Channels'". The Quietus. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  5. Murray, Robin (13 June 2023). "Pangaea Announces New Album 'Changing Channels'". Clash. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  6. Murray, Robin (12 September 2023). "Pangaea's Exhilarating 'Bad Lines' Is A Happy Hardcore Salute". Clash. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  7. ^ Sherburne, Philip (6 October 2023). "Pangaea: Changing Channels Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 October 2023.
  8. "Pangaea - Changing Channels · Album Review ⟋ RA". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 18 May 2024.
  9. Monroe, Jazz (5 December 2023). "The 50 Best Albums of 2023". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 December 2023.
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