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2016 studio album by Primal Scream
Chaosmosis
Released 18 March 2016 (2016-03-18 ) Studio
Das Bunker (London)
Lynchmob (London)
Narcissus (London)
Ingrid (Stockholm)
Perfect Sound (Los Angeles)
Diamond Mine (New York City)
Length 37 :43
Label
Producer
"Where the Light Gets In" Released: 1 February 2016
"I Can Change" Released: 14 March 2016
"Trippin' on Your Love" Released: 16 March 2016
"100% or Nothing" Released: 19 August 2016
Chaosmosis is the eleventh studio album by Scottish band
Primal Scream . It was released on 18 March 2016 on the band's First International label, through
Ignition Records .
[1] The album's lead single, "Where the Light Gets In", was released on 1 February 2016 and features American singer
Sky Ferreira .
[2]
[3] "I Can Change" was released on 14 March 2016 as the second single from the album.
[4] "Trippin' on Your Love" was released to US
submodern rock radio on 16 March 2016 as the album's third single.
[5] The fourth single, "100% or Nothing", was released as a
12-inch single on 19 August 2016.
[6]
The album is the last to feature band member
Martin Duffy prior to his death in December 2022.
Critical reception
Chaosmosis received positive reviews from music critics. At
Metacritic , which assigns a
normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, the album received an
average score of 65, based on 25 reviews.
[7] Writing for
Exclaim! , Cam Lindsay called the record "an uneven effort by a band that specializes in doing whatever the hell feels right."
[12]
Track listing
All tracks are written by
Bobby Gillespie and
Andrew Innes , except where noted
Title Writer(s) Producer(s) 1. "Trippin' on Your Love" 3:30 2. "(Feeling Like A) Demon Again" Gillespie, Innes, Yttling Innes Gillespie Yttling
[a] 4:35 3. "I Can Change" 3:17 4. "100% or Nothing" 3:54 5. "Private Wars" Innes Gillespie Yttling
[a] 2:30 6. "Where the Light Gets In" 3:47 7. "When the Blackout Meets the Fallout" 1:48 8. "Carnival of Fools" Gillespie, Innes, Yttling Innes Gillespie Yttling
[a] 3:41 9. "Golden Rope" 5:37 10. "Autumn in Paradise" Gillespie, Innes, Yttling Innes Gillespie Yttling
[a] 5:04
Japanese edition bonus track
[18] Title 11. "Where the Light Gets In" (U-Bahn Zum Hansaplatz Remix)
Notes
^[a] signifies an additional producer
Personnel
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Chaosmosis .
[19]
Primal Scream
Bobby Gillespie – vocals (all tracks) ; synthesiser (track 2)
Andrew Innes – guitar (tracks 1, 2, 4–10) ; loops (tracks 1, 3, 4, 7–9) ; plug-ins (tracks 1, 3, 4, 6–9) ; synthesiser (tracks 2, 6, 7, 9, 10) ;
dulcimer (track 5)
Martin Duffy – piano (tracks 1, 6) ; organ (track 1) ; vibraphone (track 4)
Darrin Mooney – percussion (tracks 1, 9) ; drums (track 3)
Additional musicians
Danielle Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
Este Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
Alana Haim – backing vocals (tracks 1, 4)
Jason Falkner – bass (tracks 1, 3, 4, 9)
Björn Yttling – synthesiser (track 2) ;
celeste (track 5) ; piano (track 8)
Christoffer Zachrisson –
zither (track 2)
Jim Hunt – flute (track 3) ; saxophone (tracks 7, 9)
Rachel Zeffira – vocals, viola, violin (track 5) ; backing vocals (tracks 8–10) ;
cor anglais (track 9)
Deborah Chandler – cello (track 5)
John Eriksson – drums (tracks 5, 10)
Sky Ferreira – vocals (track 6)
Sophie Nevrkla – backing vocals (track 9)
Grace Cockell – backing vocals (track 9)
Technical
Björn Yttling – production (tracks 1, 6) ; additional production (tracks 2, 5, 8, 10)
Andrew Innes – production (all tracks) ; engineering (tracks 1, 3–10)
Bobby Gillespie – production
Lasse Mårtén – mixing
Brendan Lynch – engineering (track 1)
Ross Matthews – engineering (tracks 1, 4)
Gustav Lindelow – engineering (track 2)
Hans Stenlund – engineering (tracks 2, 5, 6, 8, 10)
Max Heyes – engineering (track 6)
Sean Kellet – engineering (track 6)
Joe Harrison – engineering assistance (track 6)
Artwork
Jim Lambie – artwork
Mick Hutson – original photography
Matthew Cooper – design
Bobby Gillespie – design
Charts
References
^ Monroe, Jazz (7 December 2015).
"Primal Scream Announce New Album Chaosmosis " .
Pitchfork . Retrieved 4 February 2016 .
^ Minsker, Evan (1 February 2016).
"Primal Scream and Sky Ferreira Vamp It Up in "Where the Light Gets In" Video" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 7 February 2016 .
^
"Where The Light Gets In: Primal Scream: MP3 Downloads" .
Amazon . United Kingdom. Retrieved 7 February 2016 .
^ Gordon, Jeremy (14 March 2016).
"Primal Scream Share "I Can Change" " . Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 March 2016 .
^
"Available For Airplay Archive: SubModern Rock" .
FMQB . Archived from
the original on 31 December 2017. Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^
"100% Or Nothing [12" VINYL]" . Amazon . United Kingdom. Retrieved 1 October 2016 .
^
a
b
"Reviews for Chaosmosis by Primal Scream" .
Metacritic . Retrieved 15 November 2018 .
^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas.
"Chaosmosis – Primal Scream" .
AllMusic . Retrieved 18 March 2016 .
^ Moayeri, Lily (18 March 2016).
"Primal Scream finds calm amongst the chaos" .
The A.V. Club . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ James, Gareth (14 March 2016).
"Primal Scream – Chaosmosis" .
Clash . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ Davies, Matthew (18 March 2016).
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DIY . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^
a
b Lindsay, Cam (16 March 2016).
"Primal Scream: Chaosmosis" .
Exclaim! . Retrieved 23 March 2016 .
^ Jonze, Tim (17 March 2016).
"Primal Scream: Chaosmosis review – another not entirely coherent reinvention" .
The Guardian . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ Nicolson, Barry (17 March 2016).
"Primal Scream – 'Chaosmosis' Review" .
NME . Archived from
the original on 21 March 2016. Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ Berman, Stuart (17 March 2016).
"Primal Scream: Chaosmosis" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ James, Matt (15 March 2016).
"Primal Scream: Chaosmosis" .
PopMatters . Retrieved 31 December 2017 .
^ Weiss, Dan (23 March 2016).
"Review: Primal Scream Do the Safety Dance on 'Chaosmosis' " .
Spin . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^
カオスモシス [Chaosmosis] (in Japanese).
Sony Music Entertainment Japan . Retrieved 26 March 2016 .
^ Chaosmosis (liner notes).
Primal Scream . First International. 2016. SCRMCD008.{{
cite AV media notes }}
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link )
^
"ARIA Top 100 Albums – Week Commencing 28th March 2016" (PDF) .
The ARIA Report . No. 1361. 28 March 2016. p. 6. Archived from
the original (PDF) on 30 March 2016. Retrieved 19 June 2021 – via
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^
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^
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^
"GFK Chart-Track Albums: Week 12, 2016" .
Chart-Track .
IRMA . Retrieved 25 March 2016.
^
"Italiancharts.com – Primal Scream – Chaosmosis" . Hung Medien. Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^
"Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100" .
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^
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^
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^
"Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50" .
Official Charts Company . Retrieved 26 March 2016.
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"Primal Scream Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 31 March 2016.
^
"Primal Scream Chart History (Independent Albums)" .
Billboard . Retrieved 31 March 2016.
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