Primal Scream found themselves in danger of losing their hip audience in the wake of their misconceived trad-rock record, Give Out But Don't Give Up.
As a reaction, they returned to the genre-bending, electronic dance-rock of the seminal Screamadelica for Give Out's follow-up, Vanishing Point.
Instead of recycling the dazzlingly bright neo-psychedelia of Screamadelica, Primal Scream reaches deep into cavernous dub and '60s pop.
Vanishing Point is a dark, trippy album, filled with mind-bending rhythms and cinematic flourishes.
The addition of former Stone Roses bassist Mani to the Scream gives their music an organically funky foundation that had been lacking.
Over those rhythms are samples, reverbed guitars, and synthesizers that echo spy movies, Southern soul, and the Stones.
Above anything else, Vanishing Point is about sound and groove.
Words remain a weak point for Bobby Gillespie, who only manages cohesive lyrics on the swirling "Burning Wheel" and "Star," but that is a secondary concern, since Primal Scream is at its best when working the rhythms.
Songs like "Kowalski" and, in particular, the extended instrumentals of "Get Duffy" and "Trainspotting" illustrate that the group is still capable of creating exotic, thoroughly entrancing sounds, which is what makes Vanishing Point a remarkable comeback.
| Title/Composers | Performer | Listen | Time | Size | Size | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Burning WheelMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 07:07 | 16 MB | 43 MB |
| 2 | Get DuffyMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 04:09 | 9 MB | 22 MB |
| 3 | KowalskiMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Gary Mounfield, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 05:50 | 13 MB | 36 MB |
| 4 | StarMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 04:24 | 10 MB | 29 MB |
| 5 | If They Move, Kill 'EmMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 03:01 | 6 MB | 20 MB |
| 6 | Out of the VoidMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 03:58 | 9 MB | 21 MB |
| 7 | StukaMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 05:37 | 12 MB | 34 MB |
| 8 | MedicationMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 03:52 | 8 MB | 28 MB |
| 9 | MotorheadLemmy Kilmister | Primal Scream | Play | 03:38 | 8 MB | 26 MB |
| 10 | TrainspottingMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 08:07 | 18 MB | 48 MB |
| 11 | Long LifeMartin Duffy, Bobby Gillespie, Andrew Innes, Robert Young | Primal Scream | Play | 03:50 | 8 MB | 21 MB |
| 53 mins | 122 MB | |||||
| 53 mins | 332 MB | |||||
| Artist | Job | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dinesh | Tabla |
| 2 | Ian Dixon | Clarinet (Bass) |
| 3 | Martin Duffy | Composer |
| 4 | Bobby Gillespie | Composer, Songwriter, Vocals |
| 5 | Max Hayes | Engineer |
| 6 | Tim Holmes | Engineer |
| 7 | Jim Hunt | Saxophone |
| 8 | Andrew Innes | Composer |
| 9 | Wayne Jackson | Trumpet |
| 10 | Paul Kelly | Photography |
| 11 | Lemmy Kilmister | Composer |
| 12 | Andrew Love | Saxophone |
| 13 | Brendan Lynch | Producer |
| 14 | Duncan Mackay | Trumpet |
| 15 | Mani | Bass |
| 16 | Glen Matlock | Bass, Guest Artist |
| 17 | The Memphis Horns | Guest Artist |
| 18 | Gary Mounfield | Composer |
| 19 | Marco Nelson | Bass |
| 20 | Augustus Pablo | Guest Artist |
| 21 | Primal Scream | Primary Artist, Producer |
| 22 | George Shilling | Mixing |
| 23 | Andrew Weatherall | Producer |
| 24 | Robert Young | Composer, Guitar |
| Quality | Format | Encoding | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| Standard | MP3 | 320kps 44.1kHz | MP3 is an audio coding format which uses a form of lossy data compression. The highest bitrate of this format is 320kbps (kbit/s). MP3 Digital audio takes less amount of space (up to 90% reduction in size) and the quality is not as good as the original one. |
| CD Quality | FLAC | 16bit 44.1kHz | FLAC is an audio coding format which uses lossless compression. Digital audio in FLAC format has a smaller size and retains the same quality of the original Compact Disc (CD). |