Moments (Darude album)

Moments
Studio album by Darude
Released 14 August 2015 (2015-08-14)
Genre
Length 52:32
Label Warner Music Finland
Producer Darude
Darude chronology
Label This!
(2007)		 Moments
(2015)
Singles from Moments
  1. "Beautiful Alien"
    Released: March 20, 2015
  2. "Moments"
    Released: May 11, 2016

Moments is the fourth studio album from Finnish Record Producer and DJ Darude. It was released on August 14, 2015 through Warner Music Finland.[1] His first album release in eight years,[2] the album and its mixing of genres met with praise from music critics,[3] with Dancing Astronaut writing that Darude "steps outside the proverbial EDM box by toying around with a multitude of different styles, several of which appear simultaneously in each track."[2]

Production and release

The release marked Darude's first full-length album release in eight years.[2] The lead single from his album, "Beautiful Alien," had previously charted at No. 1 on the Finnish iTunes charts. A music video for the track was released as well.[4] On August 13, the entire album streamed live on the website Dancing Astronaut.[2] It was officially released on August 14, 2015 through Warner Music Finland. It was immediately made available in Canada,[5] United States,[6] United Kingdom,[1] Japan,[7] Europe,[8] and Worldwide at large via iTunes.

Reception

YourEDM wrote in a mixed review that the album was "gorgeous," explaining that it "features a wide variety of influences and sounds" with "great production, atmospheres, and melodies riding alongside quaintly catchy vocals."[9] The album's mixing of genres was generally well-received,[3] and Dancing Astronaut praised the release, with reviewer Christina Hernandez writing that "Darude’s return is a clear departure from what once defined him. In Moments, he steps outside the proverbial EDM box by toying around with a multitude of different styles, several of which appear simultaneously in each track."[2]

His mixing of genres also received praise from music publication The Music Essentials, which writes that "his latest LP includes tracks from genres like electro and progressive house."[10] We Rave You wrote that "Darude’s ability is once again proven filling the spectrum from big-room to trance to dubstep-infused depth."[11]

In 2015 the popular FPS game ¨Counter Strike - Global Offensive¨ made by Valve added a music kit allowing players to replace the current music in the game with songs from Darude's album ¨Moments¨

Track listing

All music composed by Darude. 

No.TitleLength
1."Beautiful Alien [Radio Edit]" (featuring AI AM)3:18
2."Be with You Tonight" (featuring Will Sly)3:17
3."Coming Home" (featuring Mahan Moin)3:16
4."Moments" (featuring Sebastian Reyman with Tom Fall)3:44
5."Warrior"  4:01
6."Supersized" (with Caater)5:56
7."One Lifetime" (featuring Sebastian Reyman)4:07
8."Turn the Light On" (featuring Will Sly)6:03
9."Till I Could Find" (with Weirdness)6:57
10."Peace Revisited" (with Apocalyptica)7:20
11."No More Tears to Cry" (featuring Kristina Wheeler)4:33

Charts

Chart (2015) Peak
position
Finnish Albums (Suomen virallinen lista)[12] 31

References

  1. 1 2 "iTunes: Darude - Moments (UK)". Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 Hernandez, Christina (August 13, 2015). "Exclusive: 'Moments' signals a long-awaited end to Darude's 8-year album hiatus". Dancing Astronaut. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  3. 1 2 "Darude Delivers Best 'Moments' With His New Artist Album". SonicAgenda. August 16, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  4. ↑ Papdatos, Markos (August 14, 2015). "Finnish DJ Darude releases new artist album 'Moments'". Digital Journal. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  5. ↑ "iTunes: Darude - Moments (Canada)". Retrieved 2015-08-21.
  6. ↑ "iTunes: Darude - Moments (USA)". Retrieved 2015-09-14.
  7. ↑ "iTunes: Darude - Moments (Japan)". Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  8. ↑ "iTunes: Darude - Moments (Europe)". Retrieved 2015-08-19.
  9. ↑ "Darude Ends 8 Year Album Hiatus, Unveils Brand New 11-Track LP". YourEDM. August 13, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  10. ↑ "Review: Darude – Moments". The Music Essentials. August 17, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  11. ↑ "Darude ends hiatus with new album "Moments"". We Rave You. August 18, 2015. Retrieved 2015-08-17.
  12. ↑ "Darude: Moments" (in Finnish). Musiikkituottajat – IFPI Finland. Retrieved 25 August 2015.
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