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  • Artist: Chicane
  • Rating: StarStarStarHalf Star
  • Release Date: 1997
  • Total Time: 72:29
  • Genre: Electronica

Review

Chicane's debut album, Far From the Maddening Crowds, is an impressive tour de force of contemporary dance styles, proving that Nick Bracegirdle -- the man that, for all intents and purposes, is Chicane -- has mastered not only house-styled thumpers, but also spacious, near-ambient soundscapes. The album follows the loose concept of being a soundtrack for an average day, and it's appropriately cinematic, offering a variety of moods, tempos, and sounds, and the very fact that Bracegirdle is able to convey the subtle, shifting moods of a day makes Far From the Maddening Crowds a successful debut. ~ Stephen Thomas Erlewine, All Music Guide

Tracks

Track TitleComposersPerformersTime
Early Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (4:18)
Already There Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (2:55)
Off Shore [Original Version] Nick Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob Chicane (6:48)
Lost You Somewhere Nick Bracegirdle, Caroline LaVelle Chicane (8:27)
From Blue to Green Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (5:51)
Sunstroke [Disco Citizens Mix] Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (9:06)
Leaving Town Malcolm Stanners, Nick Bracegirdle Chicane, Salt Tank (5:59)
Red Skies Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (7:37)
Sunstroke [Original Version] Nick Bracegirdle Chicane, Luce Drayton (6:18)
Offshore '97 (Lyrics) Leo Elstob, Nick Bracegirdle Chicane, Power Circle (9:12)
The Drive Home Nick Bracegirdle Chicane (6:06)

Credits

Luce Drayton (Vocals), Salt Tank (Engineer), Chicane (Producer), Luce Drayton (Guest Appearance), Caroline LaVelle (Vocals), Salt Tank (Producer), James Dimmock (Photography), Nick Bracegirdle (Producer), Caroline LaVelle (Guest Appearance), Salt Tank (Guest Appearance), Walter Coelho (Mastering), Anthony Pappa (Mixing), Nick Bracegirdle (Engineer), Salt Tank (Performer), Power Circle (Performer), Alex Gold (Executive Producer), Salt Tank (Mixing), Chicane (Engineer), Chicane (Mixing)
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This article is about the album by Chicane. For the Thomas Hardy novel, see Far from the Madding Crowd.
Far From The Maddening Crowds
Studio album by Chicane
Released 1997
Recorded Modena One
Genre Electronica
Length 70:15
Label Edel Music
Producer Nick Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob, Salt Tank
Professional reviews
Chicane chronology
Far From The Maddening Crowds
(1997)		 Behind The Sun
(2000)

Far From The Maddening Crowds, initially released by edel UK Records, is the debut album by Chicane. It is highly regarded as a seminal release in the trance community, and is highly sought after.[2][unreliable source?]

After licencing issues resulted in the album being deleted for a period of five years, the album became highly sought after. However, it was re-released on the 22nd October 2007 with all the tracks from the original version, plus a new mix, "Offshore 2007", which is a remix of the original track "Offshore '97".

"Offshore", the earliest song produced and released, is also among the best-known of Chicane's songs; aside from single sales and being a major dance club hit, resulting on its inclusion on what has been said to be over 130 compilation albums,[3][unreliable source?] it has also been featured in the UK on TV programs ranging from travel reviews to the BBC's Gardener's World and Grandstand.[4][dead link]

Track listing

All songs written by Nick Bracegirdle except where otherwise indicated.

  1. "Early" – 4:17
  2. "Already There" – 2:55
  3. "Offshore (Original)" (Bracegirdle, Leo Elstob) – 6:45
  4. "Lost You Somewhere" (Bracegirdle, Caroline Lavelle) – 8:26
  5. "From Blue to Green" – 5:51
  6. "Sunstroke" (Disco Citizens Remix) – 9:06
  7. "Leaving Town" – 5:58
  8. "Red Skies" (Bracegirdle, David Gates, Malcolm Stanners) – 7:35
  9. "Sunstroke" (Original) – 6:18
    • Vocals: Luce Dayton
  10. "Offshore '97" (Bracegirdle, Elstob, Richie Sullivan, Graham Dear, Louise Burton) – 9:12
    • Vocals: Louise Burton (as Power Circle)
  11. "The Drive Home" – 6:06
  12. "Offshore 2007" – 7:53 (Only available on the 2007 re-release)

Notes and references

  1. ^ Silcott, Mireille (1998) "Compact Discs: Chicane Far From the Maddening Crowds", Montreal Mirror, retrieved 17 November 2009
  2. ^ Alexander, Will. "Chicane - Far From The Maddening Crowds". TranceCritic.com. http://www.trancecritic.com/modules.php?name=MReviews&op=show&rid=301. Retrieved 2007-07-23. 
  3. ^ "Chicane". Offitsface.com. http://www.offitsface.com/c-bio-chicane.html. Retrieved 2006-12-05. 
  4. ^ "Chicane - Sound of the Sunset". Dotmusic (retrieved from Chicane.cc). March 2000. http://www.chicane.cc/dotmusic.html. Retrieved 2006-12-05. 
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Chicane
Studio albums
Far from the Maddening Crowds · Behind the Sun · Somersault
Singles
"Offshore" · "Lost You Somewhere" · "Sunstroke" · "Red Skies" · "Strong in Love" · "Saltwater" · "Don't Give Up" · "No Ordinary Morning" / "Halcyon" · "Autumn Tactics" · "Love on the Run" · "Stoned in Love" · "Come Tomorrow"  · "Bruised Water"  · "Poppiholla"  · "Hiding All The Stars"
Compilations
The Best of Chicane 1996-2008
EPs
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