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{{About|a studio album by DJ Food||Search engine (disambiguation)}}
{{Infobox album|
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Name = The Search Engine |
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| released = {{start date|df=yes|2012|01|23}}
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Label = ]<br /><small>ZENCD176</small> |
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| studio =
Last album = <br />''Kaleidoscope''<br />(2001) |
| genre = ]
This album = <br />'''''The Search Engine''''<br />(2012) |
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| label = ]
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| prev_title = Kaleidoscope
| prev_year = 2000
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'''''The Search Engine''''' is a studio album by ], a music project of Kevin Foakes who is also known as Strictly Kev. It was released on ] on 23 January 2012.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/features/the-final-frontier-dj-food-interview/ |title=The Final Frontier - DJ Food Interview |website=] |date=16 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> It is DJ Food's first studio album since ''Kaleidoscope'' (2000).<ref name="ra">{{Cite web |url=https://ra.co/news/15170 |title=DJ Food compiles full-length for Ninja Tune |website=] |first=Will |last=Lynch |date=3 November 2011 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> It includes contributions from ] vocalist ] and ]' ].<ref name="ra" />


== Background ==
'''The Search Engine"''' is a ] by ], released 11 years after their previous effort Kaleidoscope.
The album's cover art is an illustration by the comic book artist ].<ref name="designweek" /> Kevin Foakes asked him to draw "a cosmonaut, hanging in space, strapped into an unfeasibly large backpack, the kind you could only wear in zero gravity."<ref name="designweek">{{Cite web |url=https://www.designweek.co.uk/issues/december-2011/comics-illustrations-and-music/ |title=Comics, illustrations and music |website=] |first=Angus |last=Montgomery |date=12 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>


== Critical reception ==
The album artwork was created by ] artist ] in collaboration with DJ Food's Strictly Kev.
{{Music ratings
| MC = 69/100<ref name="metacritic">{{Cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/the-search-engine/dj-food |title=The Search Engine by DJ Food |website=] |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev1 = ]
| rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name="allmusic">{{Cite web |url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/the-search-engine-mw0002272208 |title=The Search Engine - DJ Food |website=] |first=Phil |last=Freeman |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev2 = '']''
| rev2score = 5/10<ref name="clashmusic">{{Cite web |url=https://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/dj-food-the-search-engine/ |title=DJ Food – The Search Engine |website=] |first=Will |last=Salmon |date=18 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev3 = '']''
| rev3score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.musicomh.com/reviews/albums/dj-food-the-search-engine |title=DJ Food – The Search Engine |website=] |first=Fintan |last=Walsh |date=23 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev4 = '']''
| rev4score = 6/10<ref name="popmatters">{{Cite web |url=https://www.popmatters.com/155258-dj-food-the-search-engine-2495879430.html |title=DJ Food: The Search Engine |website=] |first=John |last=Bergstrom |date=4 April 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev5 = '']''
| rev5score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://recordcollectormag.com/reviews/album/the-search-engine |title=The Search Engine {{!}} DJ Food |website=] |first=Kris |last=Needs |date=21 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev6 = '']''
| rev6score = {{rating|2|5}}<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.theskinny.co.uk/music/reviews/albums/dj-food-the-search-engine |title=DJ Food – The Search Engine |website=] |first=Sam |last=Wiseman |date=3 January 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
| rev7 = '']''
| rev7score = 4/10<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.spin.com/2012/03/dj-food-search-engine-ninja-tune/ |title=DJ Food, 'The Search Engine' (Ninja Tune) |website=] |first=Philip |last=Sherburne |date=6 March 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref>
}}
{{Metacritic album prose|The Search Engine||69|7}}<ref name="metacritic" />


John Bergstrom of '']'' stated, "If you have enjoyed previous DJ Food or Ninja Tune releases, ''The Search Engine'' has plenty of elements that will sound comfortingly familiar, if not exactly fresh at this stage."<ref name="popmatters" /> Alan Ranta of '']'' commented that "The style is mature, intensely smoky and cinematic, recalling trip-hop, gamelan, vintage propaganda, film noir, sci-fi and stag films."<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/dj_food-search_engine |title=DJ Food - The Search Engine |website=] |first=Alan |last=Ranta |date=7 February 2012 |access-date=15 December 2024}}</ref> Phil Freeman of ] stated, "Surprising as it may be, coming from masters of the quick-cut DJ collage, ''The Search Engine'' is a journey worth taking from beginning to end, uninterrupted."<ref name="allmusic" /> Meanwhile, Will Salmon of '']'' called it "a tired, conservative and weirdly insular album."<ref name="clashmusic" />
==Track listing==
# All Covered In Darkness (Pt.1) ] & ]]
# Giant ]]
# Intermission: A New Language
# The Illectrik Hoax ]]
# Sentinel (Shadow Guard) ]]
# Prey ]]
# In Orbit Every Monday
# Outermission: Sheer Fiction
# Percussion Map (Pt.1)
# Magpie Music ]]
# A Trick Of The Ear (Album Edit)
# Colours Beyond Colours


==References== == Track listing ==
{{Track listing
{{reflist}}
| headline = ''The Search Engine'' track listing
| title1 = All Covered in Darkness Pt. 1
| writer1 = {{hlist|K. Foakes|K. Nordine|D. Dragon}}
| length1 = 4:23
| title2 = Giant
| note2 = featuring ]
| writer2 = M. Johnson
| length2 = 8:30
| title3 = Intermission: A New Language
| writer3 = P. Carpenter
| length3 = 0:59
| title4 = The Illectrik Hoax
| note4 = featuring Natural Self
| writer4 = {{hlist|K. Foakes|N. Pearn|Ashton|Stansfield|Kaffinetti|Gould}}
| length4 = 3:42
| title5 = Sentinel (Shadow Guard)
| note5 = featuring DK
| writer5 = {{hlist|K. Foakes|D. Knott}}
| length5 = 3:26
| title6 = Prey
| note6 = featuring ]
| writer6 = {{hlist|K. Foakes|JG Thirlwell}}
| length6 = 4:04
| title7 = In Orbit Every Monday
| writer7 = K. Foakes
| length7 = 2:57
| title8 = Outermission: Sheer Fiction
| writer8 = K. Foakes
| length8 = 0:52
| title9 = Percussion Map Pt. 1
| writer9 = K. Foakes
| length9 = 3:18
| title10 = Magpie Music
| note10 = featuring 2econd Class Citizen
| writer10 = {{hlist|K. Foakes|A. Thomason}}
| length10 = 11:18
| title11 = A Trick of the Ear
| writer11 = K. Foakes
| length11 = 9:02
| title12 = Colours Beyond Colours
| writer12 = K. Foakes
| length12 = 2:53
| total_length = 55:24
}}


== Personnel ==
Credits adapted from liner notes.<ref>{{Cite AV media notes |author=] |date=2012 |title=The Search Engine |type=CD booklet |publisher=]}}</ref>


* ] – music, mixing (7, 10)
* Dr Rubberfunk – drums (1)
* Jeff Knowler – remixing (1, 4), mixing (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), slide guitar (2)
* ] – remixing (1, 4)
* ] – guest appearance (2)
* Mr. P – remixing (3)
* Natural Self – guest appearance (4)
* DK – guest appearance (5)
* King Cannibal – mixing (5)
* ] – guest appearance (6)
* 2econd Class Citizen – guest appearance (10), mixing (10)
* ] – mixing (11)
* Jon Reynolds – mixing (12)
* Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
* Openmind – design
* ] – illustration
* Will Cooper-Mitchell – photography


== References ==
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== External links ==
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* {{Discogs master|402736}}

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Latest revision as of 09:49, 15 December 2024

This article is about a studio album by DJ Food. For other uses, see Search engine (disambiguation).

2012 studio album by DJ Food
The Search Engine
Studio album by DJ Food
Released23 January 2012 (2012-01-23)
GenreElectronic
Length55:24
LabelNinja Tune
DJ Food chronology
Kaleidoscope
(2000) 		The Search Engine
(2012)

The Search Engine is a studio album by DJ Food, a music project of Kevin Foakes who is also known as Strictly Kev. It was released on Ninja Tune on 23 January 2012. It is DJ Food's first studio album since Kaleidoscope (2000). It includes contributions from The The vocalist Matt Johnson and Foetus' JG Thirlwell.

Background

The album's cover art is an illustration by the comic book artist Henry Flint. Kevin Foakes asked him to draw "a cosmonaut, hanging in space, strapped into an unfeasibly large backpack, the kind you could only wear in zero gravity."

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Clash5/10
MusicOMH
PopMatters6/10
Record Collector
The Skinny
Spin4/10

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, The Search Engine received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 69 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.

John Bergstrom of PopMatters stated, "If you have enjoyed previous DJ Food or Ninja Tune releases, The Search Engine has plenty of elements that will sound comfortingly familiar, if not exactly fresh at this stage." Alan Ranta of Exclaim! commented that "The style is mature, intensely smoky and cinematic, recalling trip-hop, gamelan, vintage propaganda, film noir, sci-fi and stag films." Phil Freeman of AllMusic stated, "Surprising as it may be, coming from masters of the quick-cut DJ collage, The Search Engine is a journey worth taking from beginning to end, uninterrupted." Meanwhile, Will Salmon of Clash called it "a tired, conservative and weirdly insular album."

Track listing

The Search Engine track listing
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."All Covered in Darkness Pt. 1"
  • K. Foakes
  • K. Nordine
  • D. Dragon
4:23
2."Giant" (featuring Matt Johnson)M. Johnson8:30
3."Intermission: A New Language"P. Carpenter0:59
4."The Illectrik Hoax" (featuring Natural Self)
  • K. Foakes
  • N. Pearn
  • Ashton
  • Stansfield
  • Kaffinetti
  • Gould
3:42
5."Sentinel (Shadow Guard)" (featuring DK)
  • K. Foakes
  • D. Knott
3:26
6."Prey" (featuring JG Thirlwell)
  • K. Foakes
  • JG Thirlwell
4:04
7."In Orbit Every Monday"K. Foakes2:57
8."Outermission: Sheer Fiction"K. Foakes0:52
9."Percussion Map Pt. 1"K. Foakes3:18
10."Magpie Music" (featuring 2econd Class Citizen)
  • K. Foakes
  • A. Thomason
11:18
11."A Trick of the Ear"K. Foakes9:02
12."Colours Beyond Colours"K. Foakes2:53
Total length:55:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Strictly Kev – music, mixing (7, 10)
  • Dr Rubberfunk – drums (1)
  • Jeff Knowler – remixing (1, 4), mixing (2, 5, 6, 9, 10), slide guitar (2)
  • Mike Pelanconi – remixing (1, 4)
  • Matt Johnson – guest appearance (2)
  • Mr. P – remixing (3)
  • Natural Self – guest appearance (4)
  • DK – guest appearance (5)
  • King Cannibal – mixing (5)
  • JG Thirlwell – guest appearance (6)
  • 2econd Class Citizen – guest appearance (10), mixing (10)
  • Bundy K. Brown – mixing (11)
  • Jon Reynolds – mixing (12)
  • Kevin Metcalfe – mastering
  • Openmind – design
  • Henry Flint – illustration
  • Will Cooper-Mitchell – photography

References

  1. "The Final Frontier - DJ Food Interview". Clash. 16 January 2012. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  2. ^ Lynch, Will (3 November 2011). "DJ Food compiles full-length for Ninja Tune". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  3. ^ Montgomery, Angus (12 January 2012). "Comics, illustrations and music". Design Week. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  4. ^ "The Search Engine by DJ Food". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  5. ^ Freeman, Phil. "The Search Engine - DJ Food". AllMusic. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  6. ^ Salmon, Will (18 January 2012). "DJ Food – The Search Engine". Clash. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  7. Walsh, Fintan (23 January 2012). "DJ Food – The Search Engine". MusicOMH. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  8. ^ Bergstrom, John (4 April 2012). "DJ Food: The Search Engine". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  9. Needs, Kris (21 January 2012). "The Search Engine | DJ Food". Record Collector. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  10. Wiseman, Sam (3 January 2012). "DJ Food – The Search Engine". The Skinny. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  11. Sherburne, Philip (6 March 2012). "DJ Food, 'The Search Engine' (Ninja Tune)". Spin. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  12. Ranta, Alan (7 February 2012). "DJ Food - The Search Engine". Exclaim!. Retrieved 15 December 2024.
  13. DJ Food (2012). The Search Engine (CD booklet). Ninja Tune.

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