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Artist: Extra Virgin
 
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Group Members:

Rogers Stevens

Similar Artists:

Green Romance Orchestra, Galactic, Satchel, Brad

Influenced By:

Prince, Led Zeppelin

Formal Connection With:

Blind Melon, Rene Lopez II
  • Formed: 1997
  • Genres: Rock
  • Representative Albums: "Twelve Stories High," "My Love Is"

Biography

After the unfortunate demise of Blind Melon in 1995, its surviving members eventually went on to other projects. A couple members formed the Seattle-based Luma, while guitarist Rogers Stevens formed the New York City-based Extra Virgin, with local singer Rene Lopez. Introduced by a mutual friend in late-1997, the pair automatically hit it off. Lopez's previous band, The Authority, was a popular funk-rock band in the area, and Extra Virgin's sound is often a merger between both Stevens' and Lopez's former bands - laid back funk combined with alternating hard and meditative rock. Joined by other musicians, the new outfit issued an independently released, 12-track debut in 1999, entitled Twelve Stories High. Squirrel Nut Zippers/Blind Melon producer Mike Napolitano handled production duties, perfectly capturing the new band's exciting chemistry on album. ~ Greg Prato, All Music Guide
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Album Review: Extra Virgin
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  • Artist: Olive
  • Rating: StarStarStar
  • Release Date: 1996
  • Type: Lyrics are included with the album
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

A year after its initial release, Olive's debut album, Extra Virgin, finally produced a number one British hit with "You're Not Alone," a low-key lite trip-hop number with a graceful melody. It's a strong single, and there are similarly strong moments on Extra Virgin, yet Olive don't stand out from the post-Portishead pack. Like Everything but the Girl, they are essentially a folky, pop-oriented group that uses the stoned rhythms of trip-hop as hip window-dressing. Since that rhythm is appealing on its own terms, it doesn't matter that Olive use it as ornamentation, especially since they use it well. What is a problem is their lack of consistent songwriting. Only a few songs match the singles "You're Not Alone" and "Miracle" in terms of memorable, melodic construction, and the weaker tracks tend to float by on their admittedly entrancing production. And that leaves Extra Virgin an intriguing debut, but not necessarily one that promises great things from Olive. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Miracle Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (7:31)
This Time Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:43)
Safer Hands Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (5:02)
Killing Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:17)
You're Not Alone Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:25)
Falling Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:52)
Outlaw Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (5:08)
Blood Red Tears Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:41)
Curious Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (5:00)
You Are Nothing Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (4:19)
Muted Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (3:37)
I Don't Think So Tim Kellett, Kim Taylor Olive (13:37)

Credits

Louise Fuller (Violin), Tim Kellett (Trumpet), Tim Kellett (Arranger), Tim Kellett (Flugelhorn), Tim Kellett (Keyboards), Tim Kellett (Lyricist), Tim Kellett (Producer), Tim Kellett (Mixing), Richard Koster (Violin), Ivan McCready (Cello), John Metcalfe (Arranger), John Metcalfe (Viola), Olive (Main Performer), Geoff Pesche (Mastering), Leon Zervos (Mastering), Julian Broad (Photography), Heitor Teixeira Pereira (Guitar), Robin Taylor-Firth (Arranger), Robin Taylor-Firth (Keyboards), Robin Taylor-Firth (Programming), Robin Taylor-Firth (Producer), Robin Taylor-Firth (Mixing), Matthew Donaldson (Photography), Mark Sheridan (Flute), Mark Sheridan (Guitar), Chris Harrison (?), Chris Harrison (Art Direction), Chris Harrison (Design), George Lambert (?), George Lambert (Digital EQ), Adrian Hackett (Drums), James McNicol (Assistant Engineer), Omith Mukherjee (Guitar), Henrik Linnermann (Flute), David F. Revill (Engineer), Ruth-Ann (Vocals), Duke Quartet (Strings), Darren Campbell (Bass), Peter Chadwick (Art Direction), Peter Chadwick (Design), Ruth-Ann Boyle (Vocals), Tony Foster (Bass), Tony Foster (Guitar)
 
Wikipedia: Extra Virgin
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For the olive oil retail grade, see olive oil.
Extra Virgin
Extra Virgin cover
Studio album by Olive
Released 1996
Recorded 1994—January 1996
Genre Trip hop
Label RCA
Producer Robin Taylor-Firth
Professional reviews
Olive chronology
Extra Virgin
(1996)		 Trickle
(2000)

Extra Virgin was the first (1996) release for British electronic trio Olive. This defined Olive's style, spawning three singles, "You're Not Alone" (which was rereleased twice), "Outlaw", and "Miracle". The trip-hop influence of Massive Attack and Portishead, while in small quantities, are evident, mixed in with synth-based electronic dance.

Contents

Overview

Recording

Synthesizers used on the album were a Roland Juno-60, a E-mu Systems Vintage Keys, and an Akai S3000XL sampler. Mixing was done on a Mackie mixing console.[1]

The band created some samples by recording live sounds, edited and subsequently filtered.[1][2]

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Kellett and Robin Taylor-Firth.

  1. "Miracle" - 7:31
  2. "This Time" - 4:44
  3. "Safer Hands" - 4:59
  4. "Killing" - 4:09
  5. "You're Not Alone" - 4:30
  6. "Falling" - 4:52
  7. "Outlaw" - 5:14
  8. "Blood Red Tears" - 4:39
  9. "Curious" - 5:00
  10. "You Are Nothing" - 4:18
  11. "Muted" - 3:37
  12. "I Don't Think So" - 13:37
  13. "You're Not Alone" (demo) (hidden track)[3]

2003 UK bonus tracks

The 2003 one-disc re-release included three additional tracks.

  1. "Miracle" (live acoustic version) - 2:59
  2. "Outlaw" (Phunk Phorce mix) - 7:54
  3. "You're Not Alone" (Roni Size remix) - 5:55

1997 bonus disc

A 1997 limited edition release included a second CD of remixes.

  1. "Miracle" (Monkey Mafia remix)
  2. "You're Not Alone" (Oakenfold / Osborne 12" mix)
  3. "You're Not Alone" (Matthew Roberts' Cloud 10 mix)
  4. "You're Not Alone" (Ganja Kru remix)
  5. "Outlaw" (Roni Size remix)

Credits

Olive are:

Other musicians:

Metcalfe had previously played for The Durutti Column alongside Kellett, as had Pereira for Simply Red.

Notes and references

  1. ^ a b Robinson, Dave. "People: Olive". The Mix. http://sys.bumpclub.ee/olive/. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. 
  2. ^ Jung, Fred. "A Fireside Chat with Olive". Jazz Weekly. http://www.jazzweekly.com/interviews/olive.htm. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. 
  3. ^ "Hip Online: Artists: Olive". Hip Online. http://www.hiponline.com/artist/music/o/olive/. Retrieved on 2006-08-28. 

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