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Automanikk
1990 studio album by A Guy Called Gerald From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Automanikk is an album by the English musician A Guy Called Gerald, released in 1990.[1][2] It was one of a number of albums to come from the Madchester scene of Manchester, England.[3] The album peaked at No. 68 in the Official Albums Chart.[4] A Guy Called Gerald supported it with a North American tour.[5] Automanikk was A Guy Called Gerald's only album for a major label, as subsequent efforts were turned down.[6]
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Production
"FX (Mayday Upgrade)", which was remixed by Derrick May and Carl Craig, sampled the American girl group First Choice.[7][8][5] Elsewhere, A Guy Called Gerald made use of samples of Peter Gabriel's "Sledgehammer" and Snap!'s "The Power".[9]
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The Chicago Tribune described the album as "laid-back New Age house", concluding that "the mind-numbing drum beats and endlessly repeated synth riffs and overdubs must be this tame for a reason."[11] The New York Times said that the vocalist Viv "suggests a latter-day Donna Summer... She sings about being powerless—against the beat, against emotions, against undefined forces."[15] The Calgary Herald dismissed the album as "merely disco dressed up in a paisley shirt."[10] The South Wales Echo said, "Cleverly put together as ever, but more wholesome and less tinny than 808 State and the like."[13] Factsheet Five noted the "heavy repetitive beats [and] occasional ethereal vocal".[16]
AllMusic called Automanikk "a journey through sampladelic [sic] acid house with a few haunted melodies gained from Gerald's exposure to Detroit techno".[8] In 2024, the album was included in Gary Graff's 501 Essential Albums of the '90s: The Music Fan's Definitive Guide.[1]
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