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Flashmob (album)

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Flashmob
Studio album by
Released25 September 2009
GenreElectro house, electroclash
LabelDifferent Records/PIAS Recordings
ProducerVitalic (Pascal Arbez-Nicolas)
Vitalic chronology
OK Cowboy
(2005)
Flashmob
(2009)
Rave Age
(2012)
Singles from Flashmob
  1. "Disco Terminateur"
    Released: 17 August 2009
  2. "Poison Lips"
    Released: 10 November 2009
  3. "Second Lives"
    Released: 16 March 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
The Fly[4]
musicOMH[5]
NME6/10[6]
Pitchfork7.9/10[7]
Q[8]
The Times[9]
Uncut[10]
XLR8R6.5/10[11]

Flashmob is the second studio album by French Electronic music artist Vitalic. The album was released on 25 September 2009 through PIAS Recordings. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.[12]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."See The Sea (Red)"4:05
2."Poison Lips"3:54
3."Flashmob"4:28
4."One Above One"3:41
5."Still"5:24
6."Terminateur Benelux"3:51
7."Second Lives"4:25
8."Allan Dellon"3:11
9."See The Sea (Blue)"4:05
10."Chicken Lady"3:27
11."Your Disco Song"3:38
12."Station Mir 2099"4:29
13."Chez Septime"0:31
14."Bluesy Tuesday" (Japan bonus track)4:35
15."Nobody Listens to Techno" (Japan bonus track)4:47

References

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  1. ^ "Reviews for Flashmob by Vitalic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. ^ Phares, Heather. "Review: Flashmob". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. ^ Sean Thomas (1 October 2009). "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. ^ Laura Davies (24 September 2009). "The Fly review". The Fly. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. ^ Hogwood, Ben (28 September 2009). "Vitalic – Flashmob". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. ^ Allen, Kate (2 October 2009). "Album review: Vitalic - 'Flashmob'". NME. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  7. ^ Jess Harvell (13 November 2009). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. ^ His synapse-fusing take on acid-house, however, first showcased on 2005's OK Cowboy, remains an underground phenomenon--this sequel won't alter that. [Nov 2009, p.114]
  9. ^ Pete Paphides (26 September 2009). "The Times review". The Times. Retrieved 11 May 2011.[dead link]
  10. ^ Audacious cybernetic pirouettes such as "Poison Lips" and "Flashmob" bear the hallmarks of a musician enjoying a purple patch, who is able to caress from his machines a spectrum of emotion that leaves the listener purring with pleasure. [Oct 2009, p.119]
  11. ^ Fallon, Patric (1 December 2009). "Boys Noize/Vitalic Power/Flashmob". XLR8R. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  12. ^ "Aktuelles VUT: VUT – Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V."