''Production'' is the second studio album by French record producer and songwriter
Mirwais, released on 20 April 2000 through
Naïve in Europe.
Background
Mastering was done at The Exchange, London, by Simon Davey, except "Disco Science", mastered by Nilesh Patel.
Release and Promotion
Music video
Several music videos were released for ''Production''. "Disco Science" was directed by French photographer/artist Stéphane Sednaoui in 1999 and released the same year.
The second video, for "
Naïve Song", was directed by the photographer Jean Baptiste Mondino during 2000.
Stéphane Sednaoui directed another video for "I Can't Wait", which was released as the third single.
Mirwais Remixed
In 2008, Naive Records released ''Mirwais Remixed'', a remix album which came included the original album, with all singles remixed by different artists. Remixers include
Giorgio Moroder, Joey Negro, Dave Clark, Shakedown, Thin White Duke, Les Rythmes Digitales and Olav Basovsky.
The song "Disco Science" was used during a
hare coursing
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In some countries, it is a legal, competitive activity in which dogs are tested on their ability to run, overtake and turn ...
scene in the film
Snatch.
Critical reception
According to
Metacritic
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, the album received "generally favorable reviews" with a score of 73/100, based on 11 reviews.
''
NME
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'' reviewed the album positively, calling it "the sound of an old punk playing catch-up with dance music."
Rob Sheffield, writing for
Rolling Stone
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, concluded "Cerebral, meticulous and frivolous, Production is a disco-science celebration of pop trash that most electronica gurus would be too spiritually elevated to deliver. Mirwais' knack for song puts him in another league altogether."
The A.V. Club
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was not as positive, stating "What could have been a huge breakthrough instead sounds staid, as if he were so used to rocking the house that he didn't want to risk rocking the boat."
Track listing
Credits adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.
Notes
*"Disco Science" contains a sample of "
Cannonball
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" by
The Breeders
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, written by Kim Deal.
*"V.I. (The Last Words She Said Before Leaving)" is an adaptation and a sample of "Cargo Culte" written, composed, and performed by Serge Gainsbourg. Adapted by Mirwais Ahmadzaï.
*"Junkie's Prayer" contains samples from an original soundtrack of the short film ''Louange'' (1995) by Jean-Paul Allègre.
*"Miss You" is a cover originally by
The Rolling Stones
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, written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards. The song also contains a sample of Mirwais' "Disco Science".
*"Paradise (Not for Me)" contains uncredited feature from Madonna. The song later appears on Madonna's eighth studio album ''
Music
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'' (2001).
*"Miss You" contains uncredited vocal feature from Craig Wedren.
Personnel
Personnel adapted from the liner notes of ''Production''.
[
*Mirwais Ahmadzaï – ]writer
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, composer, production
Production may refer to:
Economics and business
* Production (economics)
* Production, the act of manufacturing goods
* Production, in the outline of industrial organization, the act of making products (goods and services)
* Production as a stati ...
, programming, mixing, keyboards, guitars, bass, vocals
Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...
*Madonna – production, lead vocals
*Craig Wedren – production, lead vocals
*Mark "Spike" Stent
Mark "Spike" Stent (born 3 August 1965) is an English record producer and mixing engineer who has worked with many international artists including Madonna, Marshmello, U2, Beyoncé, Björk, Depeche Mode, Echo & The Bunnymen, Grimes, Ed She ...
– vocal recording, mixing
*Ian Robertson – recording assistance, mixing assistance
*Bruno Mercère – recording strings
*Bertrand Joncoux – mixing assistance
*Cyril Morin – strings arrangement, conductor
*Doubleté – scratches
*Nilesh Patel – mastering
*Simon Davey – mastering
*Stéphane Sednaoui – photography
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*Martin Verdet – artwork
*Philippe Lakits – artwork
References
External links
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2000 albums
Electronic albums by French artists