''Solaris'' is an album by the British
drum and bass artist
Photek
Rupert Parkes (born 6 September 1971), known as Photek, is a Los Angeles-based British electronic music DJ/record producer, and TV and film score composer. Photek was born and raised in Ipswich, Suffolk, England.
Photek has contributed music ...
, released in 2000. It was released on 19 September 2000 on the
Virgin Records
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sublabel Science in Europe and on
Astralwerks in the US.
Production
Rupert Parkes produced ''Solaris'', trading in the drum and bass sound of the previous album in favor of techno and house influences.
Reception
According to
Metacritic
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. the album received a MetaScore of 70, meaning generally favorable reviews, based on 10 professional reviews. Metacritic ranked ''Solaris'' the 95th Best Album of 2000.
Track listing
# "Terminus" – 5:26
# "Junk" – 5:27
# "Glamourama" – 5:30
# "Mine to Give" – 6:41
#* featuring
Robert Owens (
vocals
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)
# "Can't Come Down" – 6:59
#* featuring Robert Owens (vocals)
# "Infinity" – 8:31
# "Solaris" – 5:12
# "Aura" – 0:47
# "Halogen" – 4:38
# "Lost Blue Heaven" – 3:13
# "Under the Palms" – 2:37
References
External links
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Photek albums
2000 albums
Astralwerks albums
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