''M83'' is the debut studio album by French

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band M83, released on 18 April 2001 on Gooom. The album was reissued on 6 September 2005 on

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for its North American release, and is thus sometimes referred to as ''0905''. Produced by both M83 and Morgan Daguenet, the album is predominantly

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, with dialogue samples from various films and

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appearing across the songs. The track titles, if read sequentially, form a

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Background and recording

Recorded as a duo by founding members, Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau, the album was recorded at Echotone, in the Autumn of 2000, with co-producer Morgan Daguenet. The track "Slowly", included on the album's 2005 reissue, was recorded two years later at the same location.

Track listing

Notes

* The track length of "Night" is 4:44 on the 2005 reissue, bringing the total length of the album to 70:23. * The first few seconds of "Violet Tree" features a sample of audio from episode two of ''

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''. A few seconds of opening dialogue from the same episode can be heard at the beginning of "Caresses". * The sampled dialogue in "Facing That" is from the film ''

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''. * The sampled dialogue at the beginning of "I'm Getting Closer" is from the film ''

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''. * The sampled dialogue in "I'm Getting Closer" is from the film '' Buffalo '66'' and is played in reverse. * The sampled dialogue in "Caresses" is from the film '' Mark of the Vampire''. * The sampled dialogue in "She Stands Up" is from the film ''

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''. * Original copies of the album contain a version of "Night" that samples German dialogue from the film ''

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'' at the beginning of the song. The version on the 2005 Mute re-release does not feature the sample and thus is slightly over a minute shorter. * On the last track, at 15:10, there is a hidden track, which consists of several minutes of static followed by an outro. * Track names can be read in order, describing an event at a party.

Personnel

M83 *Anthony Gonzalez *Nicolas Fromageau Recording personnel *M83 − production, mixing *Morgan Daguenet − production, mixing Artwork *Stylophone − design

References

{{Authority control 2001 debut albums M83 (band) albums Mute Records albums