Colour, released in 2008, is the third full-length album by British
DJ and
electronic dance music composer
Andy Hunter°. It is the follow-up to his second album ''
Life
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'', as well has his longest album to date; however, ''
Exodus
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Religion
* Book of Exodus, second book of the Hebrew Torah and the Christian Bible
* The Exodus, the biblical story of the migration of the ancient Israelites from Egypt into Canaan
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'' is over three minutes longer, so if the album was reissued on two discs, it would be. Any reissues for any of Andy's albums is yet to be confirmed. The album was brought with much critical acclaim. "Stars", a collaboration with
Mark Underdown, was the main, and only, single off the album.
Differently from his previous two album releases, which were mainly focused on the
EDM
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Music
* Electronic dance music
* Early Day Miners, American band
Science and technology
* Electric dipole moment
* Electrical discharge machining
* Electronic distance measurement
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genre, the songs on ''Colour'' display a more accessible and commercially oriented sound, closer to
synthpop: although elements of EDM and
industrial rock
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are still present, the rhythms are essentially slower and quieter, and the
Nine Inch Nails-like influences are less prominent than in his previous releases. The more
pop-oriented feel is evident, among other examples, on the song "Smile", featuring Scottish singer-songwriter
Midge Ure. The lyrics, all self-penned by Hunter, are
Christian-themed as always in his work, with the word "you" referring only to
God
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, even if written without a capital Y.
Track listing
References
2008 albums
Andy Hunter (DJ) albums
Nettwerk Records albums
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