Foxbase Alpha

by Saint Etienne

Foxbase Alpha cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1991
  • Label: Heavenly
  • Country: United Kingdom
  • Length: 1:57:51
  • Community rating: 3.52/5 from 9 ratings

Artists on this release: Moira Lambert, Sarah Cracknell, Harvey Williams, Neil Young, Bob Stanley

Album Notes & Community Reviews

'Foxbase Alpha' is a highly eclectic and lush fusion of 60s pop sensibilities and 90s UK club culture. The trio blends deep house and street soul rhythms with incredibly atmospheric, psychedelic sampling, resulting in a hypnotic, spring-like alternative dance classic.

Genres

Descriptors: leftfield, sampling, rhythmic, atmospheric, female-vocals

Tracklist

  1. This Is Radio Etienne (0:43)
  2. Only Love Can Break Your Heart (4:29)
  3. Wilson (1:59)
  4. Carnt Sleep (4:43)
  5. Girl VII (3:46)
  6. Spring (3:44)
  7. She's the One (3:07)
  8. Stoned to Say the Least (7:42)
  9. Nothing Can Stop Us (4:21)
  10. Etienne Gonna Die (1:32)
  11. London Belongs to Me (3:56)
  12. Like the Swallow (7:41)
  13. Dilworth's Theme (0:39)
  14. Kiss and Make Up - Extended Version (6:20)
  15. Filthy (5:34)
  16. Chase HQ (3:32)
  17. Sally Space (5:06)
  18. The Reckoning (1:30)
  19. Speedwell (6:33)
  20. Parliament Hill (2:38)
  21. People Get Real (4:44)
  22. Sweet Pea (4:48)
  23. Winter in America (5:53)
  24. Fake 88 (5:03)
  25. Studio Kinda Filthy (4:58)
  26. Kiss and Make Up - Sarah Cracknell Version (5:15)
  27. Sky's Dead (7:25)

Credits

  • Saint Etienne - primary artist, producer
  • Anthony Sweeney - design [sleeve design]
  • Ian Catt - engineer, guitar [guitars], programmed by [keyboard programming], other [elephant chair]
  • Jon Savage - liner notes
  • Alan McGee - management
  • Jerry Jaffe - other [american psyche]
  • Celina Nash - other [girl with sign]
  • Jeff Barrett - other [press]
  • Andrew Wickham - other [spin bowler]
  • Paul The Tailor - other [suits]
  • Billy Nasty - other [the inspirational choir]
  • Bo Savage - other [the inspirational choir]
  • Gazareth Sweeney - other [the inspirational choir]
  • Uncle Vibes - other [the inspirational choir]
  • Joe Dilworth - photography by
  • Pete Wiggs - synthesizer [prophet 5], sampler [emax sampler], bongos, other [unskinny bop], written-by
  • Bob Stanley - synthesizer [roland jupiter, korg m1], tambourine, other [tiger tokens], written-by
  • Sarah Cracknell - vocals
  • Harvey Williams - bass
  • Moira Lambert - vocals
  • Neil Young - written-by

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