Derelicts (album)

2017 studio album by Carbon Based Lifeforms

Derelicts

Studio album by

Carbon Based Lifeforms

Released| October 6, 2017
Genre| Ambient, Downtempo, Acid house
Length| 1:22:18
Label| Blood Music (physical) Leftfield Records (digital)
Producer| Carbon Based Lifeforms
Carbon Based Lifeforms chronology
| Twentythree
(2011)  | Derelicts
(2017)  | Stochastic
(2021)

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
Release Magazine| 8/10[1]
SpazioRock| 8/10[2]
Sputnikmusic| 3.8/5[3]
Synth & Sequences| [4]
The Wonky Angle| 8/10[5]
Zero Music Magazine| 9/10[6]

Derelicts is the fifth studio album and ninth full-length release[7] by Swedish ambient duo Carbon Based Lifeforms, released on October 6, 2017. It is their first album release following a six-year hiatus.[8][9][10] Writing for the album began in 2015.[11] Derelicts returns to the sound of Hydroponic Garden, World of Sleepers, and Interloper, after their experiment into drone on the album Twentythree.[12] It is the first album by Carbon Based Lifeforms to be self-published and was not released by their previous label Ultimae Records.[13] It was released on CD, Vinyl, and downloadable 24-bit FLAC. The album peaked at number 12 on the USA Billboard Dance/Electronic chart[14] and number 11 on the UK Top Dance Albums chart based on album sales.[15] It was voted by fans the best album of 2017 on a psychedelic-downtempo focused music site.[16][17] Songs from the album have been featured on US radio stations.[18]

## Composition and content

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Track 1 titled "Accede" became the first track in the history of Carbon Based Lifeforms to have a music video.[13]

Track 3 titled "Clouds" is named after the Mutable Instruments Clouds texture synthesizer.[19]

## Artwork

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The album artwork was designed by Matto Fredriksson, who had designed the album artwork for all previous studio albums and EP releases produced by Carbon Based Lifeforms.[20] Fredriksson describes the inspiration for the album cover saying, "[The] album title, Derelicts, [has] an interesting meaning to it. I think CBLs music is in someway in the intersection of mind, machine and nature...the color red, which is significant on this cover, was something that came naturally. Derelicts was CBLs first proper full length album in a good while and I felt that there was this energy about it...red became, for me, sort of a symbol of that intense nerve that anticipation is."[21]

## Track listing

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Derelicts starts at track 1, indicating it is not a sequel to the album Twentythree or part of the World of Sleepers series.

All tracks are written by Carbon Based Lifeforms

No.| Title| Length

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1.| "Accede"| 5:43
2.| "Derelicts"| 6:12
3.| "Clouds"| 4:30
4.| "Nattväsen"| 5:38
5.| "Equilibrium"| 8:56
6.| "Path of Least Resistance"| 6:40
7.| "780 Days"| 6:16
8.| "~42°"| 4:55
9.| "Rayleigh Scatterers"| 5:12
10.| "Dodecahedron"| 8:43
11.| "Loss Aversion"| 5:12
12.| "Everwave"| 14:21
Total length:| 82:18

## Personnel

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* Daniel Vadestrid - synthesizer, harmonies
* Johannes Hedberg - rhythms, basslines
* Ester Nannmark - vocals on tracks 2, 8, 9, and 11
* Vincent Villuis - audio mastering

## References

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1. ^ Mike Whyte (27 November 2017). "Carbon Based Lifeforms – Derelicts Review". Releasemagazine.net. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
2. ^ Mattia Schiavone (10 July 2017). "Reviews: Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts". Spaziorock.it. Archived from the original on 22 September 2021. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
3. ^ Raul Stanciu (9 October 2017). "Review: Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts". Sputnikmusic.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
4. ^ Sylvain Lupari (6 November 2017). "CARBON BASED LIFEFORMS: Derelicts (2017)". synthseqeunces.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
5. ^ Tommy Kaempfer (18 October 2017). "[Video Review] Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts (Album Review)". Youtube.com.
6. ^ Robert Ryttman (27 February 2018). "Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts | Zero Music Magazine". Zeromagazine.nu. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
7. ^ Nick Sumbles (29 January 2018). "Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts - Orb Mag". Orgmag.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
8. ^ Jonathan Barkan (28 July 2017). "Carbon Based Lifeforms Are Back With Derelicts". Dreadcentral.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
9. ^ Nocturnal Ghost (7 September 2017). "Carbon Based Lifeforms :: Derelicts (Blood Music / Leftfield)". Igloomag.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
10. ^ Johan Giglot (14 November 2017). "Carbon Based Lifeforms - Derelicts | daMusic". Damusic.be. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
11. ^ PopMatters Staff (28 August 2017). "Carbon Based Lifeforms – "Accede" (video) (premiere) (interview)". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
12. ^ Mike Watson. "Essential albums: Carbon Based Lifeforms". Ambientmusicguide.com. Archived from the original on 9 June 2022. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
13. ^ a b Brian H. McLelland (3 February 2018). "Carbon Based Lifeforms InterView: A Psybient Journey". Regenmag.com. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
14. ^ Gordon Murray (19 October 2017). "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Martin Solveig, Fenix & Lisa Williams, Carbon Based Lifeforms". Billboard.com. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
15. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40 | Official Charts Company". Officialcharts.com. 13 October 2019. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
16. ^ "Best "Album" of the year 2017". Psybient.org. 2 May 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
17. ^ Carbon Based Lifeforms (7 May 2018). "Top 5 Albums of 2017 by Psybient.org [Image]". Facebook.com.
18. ^ "Carbon Based Lifeforms – “Derelicts” – [Blood Music] - KFJC Review". KFJC.org. 4 November 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2021.
19. ^ u/dsegerstad (10 October 2017). "Hi, we are Carbon Based Lifeforms, we've just released our new album "Derelicts". Ask us anything!"". Reddit.com.
20. ^ "Carbon Based Lifeforms Cover Art". mattofredriksson.com/. Wordpress.com. 17 November 2020. Retrieved 21 September 2021.
21. ^ "Carbon Based Lifeforms: Derelicts". mattofredriksson.com/. Wordpress.com. 13 August 2017. Retrieved 21 September 2021.

## External links

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* "Accede" Music Video

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