New Forms was promoted by the release of its four singles, "Share the Fall", "Heroes", "Brown Paper Bag" and "Watching Windows", all of which entered the UK Singles Chart and featured vocals from Onallee. The album features production credits from Roni Size, Krust, DJ Die and Suv.
New Forms was preceded by a 1996 EP named Reasons for Sharing containing "Share the Fall", "Down", "Trust Me", and "Sounds Fresh", the former three of which were featured on the album.[2] On 19 May 1997, the album's lead single was released, "Share the Fall", which reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart in June that year. The album was released on 23 June 1997 and charted on the UK Albums Chart for 46 weeks, peaking at number 8. Following the album, three singles were released "Heroes", "Brown Paper Bag" and "Watching Windows", all charting at positions 31, 20 and 28 respectively, with "Brown Paper Bag" remaining the group's highest-charting single.[3]
The album was released in various formats, all with differing track lists. The original album release was a two disc CD, though single disc editions only containing disc one were later released.[4] The cassette version comprised the first disc of the CD.[5] Two vinyl versions were released, a 5x and 4x LP. Of the two vinyl versions, the most common pressing is the 4LP version comprising most of the first CD; the 5×LP set includes tracks from the second CD, replacing "Intro" with "Heroes" and "Digital", which are appended to the end.[6] In the US, only the 2CD version was released, which contained the bonus track "Electricks".
A remake of the original album, New Forms², was released in April 2008. Roni Size has described it as having a "new coat of armour added to the original tracks".[7] The album contains four new songs: "Heart to Heart", "Less is More", "Don't Hold Back" and "Encore", while omitting several of the songs from the original album.
New Forms was released to favourable reviews. AllMusic described the album as "the major statement on drum'n'bass", rating it five stars out of five,[8] while in 2010 BBC Music noted that it "carved a mainstream niche for drum and bass like no album before it".[18]Entertainment Weekly noted the album's "caffeinated drum beat and blissful bass reverb".[9]Pitchfork's Ryan Schreiber was less generous, commenting that the album "doesn't really get decent until the second half of disc one".[14]
Track listingedit
The original CD release contains both discs, though a single disc version containing only disc 1 was additionally released in the UK.
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For the sculpture by Tony Cragg see New Forms sculpture New Forms is the debut studio album by British drum and bass group Roni Size amp Reprazent It was originally released on 23 June 1997 through Talkin Loud and later re released by Mercury Records and Universal Music Group The album was released to critical and commercial success winning the 1997 Mercury Prize certifying platinum in the UK and often being cited as their magnum opus 1 New FormsStudio album by Roni Size amp ReprazentReleased23 June 1997 1997 06 23 GenreDrum and bassLength139 54LabelTalkin LoudMercuryUniversalProducerRoni Size DJ Die Krust DJ SuvRoni Size amp Reprazent chronologyNew Forms 1997 In the Mode 2000 Singles from New Forms Share the Fall Released 19 May 1997 Heroes Released 11 September 1997 Brown Paper Bag Released 27 October 1997 Watching Windows Released 28 April 1998New Forms was promoted by the release of its four singles Share the Fall Heroes Brown Paper Bag and Watching Windows all of which entered the UK Singles Chart and featured vocals from Onallee The album features production credits from Roni Size Krust DJ Die and Suv Contents 1 Release 2 Critical reception 3 Track listing 4 Personnel 5 Accolades 6 Charts 6 1 Weekly charts 6 2 Year end charts 7 Certifications 8 ReferencesRelease editNew Forms was preceded by a 1996 EP named Reasons for Sharing containing Share the Fall Down Trust Me and Sounds Fresh the former three of which were featured on the album 2 On 19 May 1997 the album s lead single was released Share the Fall which reached number 37 in the UK Singles Chart in June that year The album was released on 23 June 1997 and charted on the UK Albums Chart for 46 weeks peaking at number 8 Following the album three singles were released Heroes Brown Paper Bag and Watching Windows all charting at positions 31 20 and 28 respectively with Brown Paper Bag remaining the group s highest charting single 3 The album was released in various formats all with differing track lists The original album release was a two disc CD though single disc editions only containing disc one were later released 4 The cassette version comprised the first disc of the CD 5 Two vinyl versions were released a 5x and 4x LP Of the two vinyl versions the most common pressing is the 4LP version comprising most of the first CD the 5 LP set includes tracks from the second CD replacing Intro with Heroes and Digital which are appended to the end 6 In the US only the 2CD version was released which contained the bonus track Electricks A remake of the original album New Forms was released in April 2008 Roni Size has described it as having a new coat of armour added to the original tracks 7 The album contains four new songs Heart to Heart Less is More Don t Hold Back and Encore while omitting several of the songs from the original album Critical reception editProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 8 Entertainment WeeklyA 9 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 Los Angeles Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 11 Muzik10 10 12 NME9 10 13 Pitchfork7 7 10 14 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 15 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 16 Spin8 10 17 New Forms was released to favourable reviews AllMusic described the album as the major statement on drum n bass rating it five stars out of five 8 while in 2010 BBC Music noted that it carved a mainstream niche for drum and bass like no album before it 18 Entertainment Weekly noted the album s caffeinated drum beat and blissful bass reverb 9 Pitchfork s Ryan Schreiber was less generous commenting that the album doesn t really get decent until the second half of disc one 14 Track listing editThe original CD release contains both discs though a single disc version containing only disc 1 was additionally released in the UK Disc 1 CassetteNo TitleWriter s Length1 Railing Ryan WilliamsDominic Smith2 052 Brown Paper Bag Williams9 033 New Forms featuring Bahamadia WilliamsAntonia ReedPaul Southey7 454 Let s Get It On Williams6 575 Digital WilliamsOnallee9 056 Matter of Fact Williams4 057 Mad Cat Williams4 568 Heroes WilliamsOnallee6 359 Share the Fall Full Vocal Mix WilliamsOnalleeDaniel KausmanKirk Thompson6 1310 Watching Windows WilliamsOnallee5 3311 Beatbox WilliamsSouthey1 0912 Morse Code Williams6 5813 Destination WilliamsOnalleeBen WattTracey Thorn8 12 Disc 2No TitleWriter s Length1 Intro Williams0 542 Hi Potent Williams6 533 Trust Me Williams6 264 Change My Life Williams8 275 Share the Fall WilliamsOnalleeKausmanThompson6 266 Down WilliamsKausman6 517 Jazz WilliamsSouthey6 048 Hot Stuff WilliamsThompson6 329 Ballet Dance WilliamsKausman6 41Total length 139 54 US disc 2 bonus trackNo TitleWriter s Length10 Electricks Williams6 17 4x vinylNo TitleWriter s Length1 Brown Paper Bag Williams9 032 New Forms featuring Bahamadia WilliamsReedSouthey7 453 Railing WilliamsSmith2 054 Let s Get It On Williams6 575 Share the Fall Full Vocal Mix WilliamsOnalleeKausmanThompson6 136 Matter of Fact Williams4 057 Mad Cat Williams4 568 Morse Code Williams6 589 Beatbox WilliamsSouthey1 0910 Destination WilliamsOnalleeWattThorn8 12 5 vinylNo TitleWriter s Length1 Hi Potent Williams6 532 Trust Me Williams6 263 Change My Life Williams8 274 Share the Fall WilliamsOnalleeKausmanThompson6 265 Down WilliamsKausman6 516 Jazz WilliamsSouthey6 047 Hot Stuff WilliamsThompson6 328 Ballet Dance WilliamsKausman6 419 Heroes Album Version WilliamsOnallee6 3510 Digital WilliamsOnallee9 05 New Forms No TitleWriter s Length1 Railings WilliamsSmith2 052 Brown Paper Bag Williams3 463 New Forms WilliamsReedSuv4 474 Let s Get It On Williams1 415 Trust Me Williams5 036 Digital WilliamsOnallee6 357 Matter of Fact Williams3 578 Heroes WilliamsOnallee4 149 Share the Fall Full Vocal Mix WilliamsOnalleeKausmanThompson6 0910 Heart to Heart WilliamsOnallee4 5111 Less Is More WilliamsSouthey6 1512 Down WilliamsKausman5 1213 Hi Potent Williams5 0814 Don t Hold Back WilliamsSmith2 5715 Beatbox WilliamsSouthey1 0916 Encore Williams4 3117 Destination WilliamsOnalleeWattThorn3 51Personnel editAdapted from the liner notes 19 Roni Size Ryan Williams writing production keyboards Onallee Tracey Bowen vocals writing Dynamite MC Dominic Smith vocals writing DJ Die Daniel Kausman writing production DJ Suv Paul Southey writing production Krust Kirk Thompson writing production Clive Deamer drums Si John bass Bahamadia Antonia Reed vocals Tyrrell guitar Adrian Place saxophone Roisin Murphy vocals sampled Intro London design Vikki Jackman photographyAccolades editAccolades for New Forms Year Organisation Award Result Ref 1997 Mercury Prize Mercury Album of the Year Won 20 Charts editWeekly charts edit Weekly chart performance for New Forms Chart 1997 1998 PeakpositionNetherlands MegaCharts 21 96New Zealand Recorded Music NZ 22 37UK Albums Chart Official Charts Company 3 8US Heatseekers Albums Billboard 23 36 Year end charts edit 1997 year end chart performance for New Forms Chart 1997 PositionUK Albums OCC 24 89Certifications editCertifications for New Forms Region Certification Certified units salesUnited Kingdom BPI 25 Platinum 300 000 Sales figures based on certification alone References edit RA Roni Size biography Resident Advisor Retrieved 22 May 2013 Talkin Loud 1996 Reasons for Sharing Liner notes Roni Size amp Reprazent Talkin Loud a b Roni Size Reprazent Full Official Chart History Official Charts Company Retrieved 5 June 2019 Talkin Loud 1997 New Forms Single Disc Liner notes Roni Size amp Reprazent Talkin Loud 534 934 2 Talkin Loud 1997 New Forms Cassette Liner notes Roni Size amp Reprazent Talkin Loud 534 933 4 Roni Size Reprazent New Forms 5x12 Album at Discogs Discogs Roni Size Reprazent New Forms 2 release Don t Hold Back single Band Weblogs 25 March 2008 Archived from the original on 14 February 2012 Retrieved 3 March 2012 a b Bush John New Forms Roni Size Roni Size amp Reprazent AllMusic Retrieved 22 May 2013 a b Sakharow Anya 31 October 1997 New Forms Entertainment Weekly 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