The musical construction of "Desert Storm" explores ideas from several genres and is typical of Gang Gang Dance's composition style.[7] The song also exemplifies Liz Bougatsos' varying vocal delivery.[1]
Media response to Saint Dymphna was generally positive; aggregating website Metacritic reported a normalised rating of 78 out of 100 in October 2008 based on 27 critical reviews.[8]Drowned in Sound's John Semple praised Gang Gang Dance's expansion of their sonic palette and noted that the album offers "genuine moments of hope and salvation amongst the unrest".[13] Marc Masters of Pitchfork claimed that "the newfound clarity produces neither thinness nor tedium, but simply a direct, unadulterated power".[11]AllMusic's Thom Jurek explained that the record is unique and the band's most fully realised project to date.[7] These positive comments were encapsulated by Jody White of No Ripcord, who gave the album a maximum rating of ten out of ten by praising the band for a memorable album full of challenging and genre-defining sounds.[14]
Slant Magazine's M. Clark gave Saint Dymphna a rating of three-and-a-half stars out of five, one of the lowest that it received from notable publications, and commented that Gang Gang Dance's energy "often falls flat and their eclecticism is more distracting than compelling".[15] Critic Robert Christgau described the album in an Honorable Mention review as "soundscape dance-rock more artful than arty."[5] Maddy Costa of The Guardian also suggested that the album is eclectic, but gave it a favourable rating by concluding that it is "arranged with exquisite precision".[1] Reed Fischer of Paste claimed that the record is "a dangerously sane blueprint for producers trying to capture what "futuristic" sounds like right now".[16]Saint Dymphna figured highly in several end-of-year best album lists for 2008, notably, at number three by Cokemachineglow,[17] at number five by The Wire,[17] at number nine by Tiny Mix Tapes,[17] and at number 13 by Drowned in Sound.[18] It was named Best Album of 2008 by FACT.[19]
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Saint Dymphna is the self produced fourth studio album by American experimental music band Gang Gang Dance Released in 2008 by The Social Registry it would be the final album for the label before moving on to 4AD for 2011 s lauded Eye Contact It received positive reviews from critics Saint DymphnaStudio album by Gang Gang DanceReleased5 September 2008RecordedMid 2008GenreAmbient 1 2 avant garde 2 3 electronica 1 4 dance rock 1 5 psychedelia 2 worldbeat 1 6 Length44 09LabelThe Social Registry WarpProducerTim DeWittGang Gang Dance chronologyRAWWAR 2007 Saint Dymphna 2008 Kamakura 2010 Singles from Saint Dymphna House Jam Released 11 September 2008 First Communion Released 16 March 2009 The record would also mark the departure of founding drummer Tim DeWitt who would be replaced by Jesse Lee for their next full length work Contents 1 Critical reception 2 Track listing 3 Release history 4 References 5 External linksCritical reception edit nbsp Desert Storm source source The musical construction of Desert Storm explores ideas from several genres and is typical of Gang Gang Dance s composition style 7 The song also exemplifies Liz Bougatsos varying vocal delivery 1 Problems playing this file See media help Professional ratingsAggregate scoresSourceRatingMetacritic78 100 8 Review scoresSourceRatingAllMusic nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 7 The A V ClubB 2 Blender nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 9 The Boston Phoenix nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 10 The Guardian nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 1 The Irish Times nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 4 Pitchfork8 5 10 11 Q nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 12 Rolling Stone nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 3 Spin nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp nbsp 6 Media response to Saint Dymphna was generally positive aggregating website Metacritic reported a normalised rating of 78 out of 100 in October 2008 based on 27 critical reviews 8 Drowned in Sound s John Semple praised Gang Gang Dance s expansion of their sonic palette and noted that the album offers genuine moments of hope and salvation amongst the unrest 13 Marc Masters of Pitchfork claimed that the newfound clarity produces neither thinness nor tedium but simply a direct unadulterated power 11 AllMusic s Thom Jurek explained that the record is unique and the band s most fully realised project to date 7 These positive comments were encapsulated by Jody White of No Ripcord who gave the album a maximum rating of ten out of ten by praising the band for a memorable album full of challenging and genre defining sounds 14 Slant Magazine s M Clark gave Saint Dymphna a rating of three and a half stars out of five one of the lowest that it received from notable publications and commented that Gang Gang Dance s energy often falls flat and their eclecticism is more distracting than compelling 15 Critic Robert Christgau described the album in an Honorable Mention review as soundscape dance rock more artful than arty 5 Maddy Costa of The Guardian also suggested that the album is eclectic but gave it a favourable rating by concluding that it is arranged with exquisite precision 1 Reed Fischer of Paste claimed that the record is a dangerously sane blueprint for producers trying to capture what futuristic sounds like right now 16 Saint Dymphna figured highly in several end of year best album lists for 2008 notably at number three by Cokemachineglow 17 at number five by The Wire 17 at number nine by Tiny Mix Tapes 17 and at number 13 by Drowned in Sound 18 It was named Best Album of 2008 by FACT 19 Track listing editNo TitleLength1 Bebey 4 532 First Communion 3 053 Blue Nile 3 104 Vacuum 4 135 Princes featuring Tinchy Stryder 4 266 Inners Pace 4 167 Afoot 3 258 House Jam 4 459 Interlude No Known Home 1 1610 Desert Storm 5 1011 Dust 5 30 Japanese edition bonus tracksNo TitleLength12 House Jam XXXChange Remix 4 5913 House Jam Hot Chip Remix 7 01Release history editRegion Date Label Format s Catalog Japan 5 September 2008 P Vine Records CD PCD 22316 20 United Kingdom 20 October 2008 Warp CD digital download LP WARP171 21 United States 21 October 2008 The Social Registry TSR050 22 References edit a b c d e f g Costa Maddy October 17 2008 Electronic review Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna The Guardian Retrieved July 25 2009 a b c d Mincher Chris October 20 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna The A V Club Retrieved July 25 2009 a b Hermes Will October 30 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Rolling Stone Archived from the original on October 22 2008 Retrieved July 25 2009 a b Carroll Jim November 7 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Warp The Irish Times Retrieved July 25 2009 a b Christgau Robert Gang Gang Dance Retrieved 23 November 2019 a b Beta Andy November 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Spin 24 11 91 Retrieved July 25 2009 a b c Jurek Thom Saint Dymphna Gang Gang Dance AllMusic Retrieved July 25 2009 a b Reviews for Saint Dymphna by Gang Gang Dance Metacritic Retrieved July 25 2009 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Blender 75 74 November 2008 Brockman Daniel October 28 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna The Boston Phoenix Archived from the original on March 5 2016 Retrieved August 22 2017 a b Masters Marc October 20 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Pitchfork Retrieved July 25 2009 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Q 268 117 November 2008 Semple John December 5 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on August 13 2009 Retrieved July 25 2009 White Jody January 15 2009 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna No Ripcord Retrieved July 25 2009 Clark M November 13 2008 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna Slant Magazine Retrieved July 25 2009 Fischer Reed January 14 2009 Gang Gang Dance Saint Dymphna The Social Registry Paste Retrieved July 25 2009 a b c Best of 2008 Music Critics Year End Top Ten Lists Metacritic Retrieved July 25 2009 Adams Sean December 11 2008 Drowned in Sound s 50 albums of 2008 Drowned in Sound Archived from the original on August 24 2011 Retrieved July 25 2009 FACT staff December 19 2008 20 best albums of 2008 FACT Archived from the original on March 3 2009 Retrieved July 25 2009 Saint Dymphna CD case back cover Gang Gang Dance Tokyo P Vine Records 2008 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Saint Dymphna CD booklet and case back cover Gang Gang Dance London Warp 2008 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link Saint Dymphna CD case back cover Gang Gang Dance New York City The Social Registry 2008 a href Template Cite AV media notes html title Template Cite AV media notes cite AV media notes a CS1 maint others in cite AV media notes link External links editSaint Dymphna critical reviews at Metacritic End of year critics lists for 2008 at Metacritic Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Saint Dymphna album amp oldid 1122692580, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
