glass swords glass swords debut studio album scottish producer alias released warp album produced recorded partially father home glasgow scotland partly home london england album contains vocal work london based producer final months production sessions involved attempting choose edit tracks felt worth releasing final version musically diverse album critics found hard classify specific electronic music track ultra released single september album release october year worked versions songs light released singles new vocalists album received positive reviews critics listed best albums guardian wire scottish album year award production stated began working album maybe worked year period recorded father house glasgow home london moved album music developed having strong idea noting making tracks thinking album album created personal computer guitar controller keyboard keyboard electric guitar microphone album sound tape distortion tracks described sort warmth vocals album track girlfriend performed backing vocals described music trying channel good energy love peace happiness joy want music want people feel months production spent trying sense album involved adding tracks motifs sense created tracks album album final selection fourteen tracks sent forth warp described long process found difficult having people critique music wanted release prior release single released tracks originally planned album described lot ambient warp didn want style music critics described album spanning electronic music spin opined music doesn adhere strict definition genre loose electronic reviewer fact described influences album video games progressive rock big room dance music bbc stated songs album influences single minute track included glossy synths dirty south hip hop percussion fragments garage classic detroit techno trance music allmusic shared multiple genres view finding integrated currently hip 80s synth rock beaten pulp dance pop 90s rave bass music drawing points mtv noted pop culture references samples video game legend time title ultra references slang drug pitchfork noted album traditional songs won sit supposed specifically contains sped voices melodies styled bass bass drops related includes pitchfork describes pop rave trance keyboards release single ultra released warp vinyl single digital download september glass swords album cover shown designer warp chose felt 70s sci art feel discussing ideas gave album cover days asked album cover resembling erect responded says thought saw like okay yeah fine glass swords released warp vinyl compact disc digital download october united_kingdom october united_states launch party held october included performance sets worked version released single featuring vocals march worked version song light released singer united_kingdom based group providing vocals follow album titled released reception metacritic assigns rating reviews mainstream critics album received average score indicating universal acclaim based reviews pitchfork stated best things pop goes psychedelic devil little details tracks lot ideas electronic music general skill sculptor 21st century beats feel like greatest bits fact gave album rating stating impression point building years album relative isolation zero self consciousness shame thought trend drowned sound gave album rating finding album equally impressive fact formula lack thereof grows tired thirteen tracks excess easily recipe instead consistently addictive inducing bbc described music little difficult handle album shows right restraint prevent total disarray album weren half fun feat worthy celebration noted songs like death mountain core extremely primitive way builds sequences songs allows work way couple come conclusion trick pony man trick perfect mojo referred album easy admire hard love glass swords listed critics lists wire placed glass swords second best albums respectively guardian placed album ninth list best albums stating album sound hands air joy guardian awarded album award opining music attacks like day couple spins reveals album real emotion glass swords scottish album year award fact placed album number list albums decade far describing album thrilling fun downright silly songs sound changing dance music utterly dance music reflecting album stated felt went kind crazy taking sounds stated wanted album different track listing songs composed glass swords flash city star ultra death mountain cry flames light ice tunnels credits mastering vocals engineer producer design
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