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| Released | 10 March 1998 (1998-03-10) | |||
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| Length | 41:54 | |||
| Label | Matador | |||
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Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the debut studio album by Dutch musician Solex. It was released on 10 March 1998 by Matador Records.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
| The Guardian |  |
| NME | 8/10 |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
| Spin | 7/10 |
Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "A completely unique combination of beats, samples, and voice, Solex is insular and inventive, revealing an artist with a very personal kind of creativity." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "The echoey, rattling, wind-tunnel music lends an even eerier power to her tales of obsessions both romantic and physical."
In 2015, Fact placed Solex vs. the Hitmeister at number 28 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Solex
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "One Louder Solex" | 3:27 |
| 2. | "Solex Feels Lucky" | 3:46 |
| 3. | "Solex in a Slipshod Style" | 3:44 |
| 4. | "Waking Up with Solex" | 3:32 |
| 5. | "Solex's Snag" | 4:09 |
| 6. | "Rolex by Solex" | 2:46 |
| 7. | "There's a Solex on the Run" | 3:30 |
| 8. | "Solex All Licketysplit" | 2:24 |
| 9. | "Solex for a While" | 3:53 |
| 10. | "Some Solex" | 3:35 |
| 11. | "When Solex Just Stood There" | 3:24 |
| 12. | "Peppy Solex" | 3:44 |
| Total length: | 41:54 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 13. | "Solex Is Barely Dressed" | 1:28 |
| Total length: | 43:22 | |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
- Solex (Elisabeth Esselink) – performance, production, mixing, sleeve design
- Gerard Atema – clarinet
- Geert de Groot – guitar, piano, cello, bass guitar, melodica
- Frans Hagenaars – production, engineering, mixing
- Flip Heurckmans – engineering (assistant)
- Jeroen Kramer – saxophone, clarinet
- Robert Lagendijk – drums, vocals
- Colette Sloots – graphic editing
References
- ^ Manaugh, Sara (June 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Spin. Vol. 14, no. 6. p. 138. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- ^ Twells, John; Fintoni, Laurent (30 July 2015). "The 50 best trip-hop albums of all time". Fact. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- "Solex". Matador Records. Retrieved 7 June 2021.
- "Solex – Solex Vs. the Hitmeister". Matador Records. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Solex vs. The Hitmeister – Solex". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- ^ Browne, David (20 March 1998). "Solex vs. the Hitmeister". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 31 October 2017.
- Hemingway, David (15 May 1998). "Solex: Solex vs. the Hitmeister (Matador)". The Guardian.
- Munro, Ronan (23 May 1998). "Solex – Solex Vs The Hitmeister". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 28 February 2018.
- Richard-San, Mark. "Solex: Solex Vs. The Hitmeister". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 24 February 2019.
- Solex vs. the Hitmeister (liner notes). Solex. Matador Records. 1998. OLE 287-2.
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External links
- Solex vs. the Hitmeister at Discogs (list of releases)