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As If to Nothing

As If to Nothing is the second independent album by Scottish composer Craig Armstrong, featuring collaborations with Bono of U2, Mogwai, Photek, Evan Dando, King Crimson, and former Big Dish vocalist Steven Lindsay. It was released on 19 February 2002, on the EMI label in the United Kingdom, and Astralwerks in the United States.

As If to Nothing
Studio album by
Released19 February 2002
GenreElectronic music
Orchestral music
LabelEMI / Astralwerks
Craig Armstrong chronology
The Space Between Us
(1998)
As If to Nothing
(2002)
Piano Works
(2004)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Pitchfork Media2.2/10[3]

The song "Finding Beauty" was also covered by the band Escala on their album Escala.

The song "Ruthless Gravity" was prominently featured in the 2004 film Layer Cake. The song was also used in an episode of Top Gear when the presenters were racing from Surrey to Monte Carlo in an Aston Martin DB9 and the TGV. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" is a cover version of the U2 song from their 1993 album Zooropa, and contains a vocal performance recorded by Bono in 2001 while the band was on its Elevation Tour.[4]

Track listing edit

  1. "Ruthless Gravity" - 5:53
  2. "Wake Up in New York" with Evan Dando - 3:30
  3. "Miracle" with Mogwai - 3:21
  4. "Amber" - 5:10
  5. "Finding Beauty" - 3:40
  6. "Waltz" with Antye Greie-Fuchs - 5:17
  7. "Inhaler" - 4:59
  8. "Hymn 2" with Photek - 4:49
  9. "Snow" with David McAlmont - 3:54
  10. "Starless II" with a sample from "Starless" (King Crimson - Red) - 4:37
  11. "Stay (Faraway, So Close!)" with Bono - 6:02
  12. "Niente" - 4:49
  13. "Sea Song" with Wendy Stubbs - 6:14
  14. "Let It Be Love" with Steven Lindsay - 3:49
  15. "Choral Ending" - 2:49

References edit

  1. ^ JosephL. (21 September 2002). "Reviews for As If To Nothing by Craig Armstrong". Metacritic. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  2. ^ Allmusic review
  3. ^ "Craig Armstrong: As If to Nothing | Album Reviews". Pitchfork. 17 July 2002. Retrieved 30 December 2015.
  4. ^ "As If To Nothing". u2wanderer.org. Retrieved 8 March 2013.

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