69 (album)

69
Studio album by
Released20 June 1988[1]
Recorded1988
StudioH.ark Studio
Genre
Length40:26
LabelRough Trade
Producer
A.R. Kane chronology
69
(1988)
"i"
(1989)

69 is the debut album by British band A.R. Kane, released in 1988 on Rough Trade Records and produced by the band with additional co-production from Ray Shulman. Following the release of their acclaimed Lollita and Up Home! EPs, 69 developed the experimental "dream pop" style pioneered by the duo, blending elements of dub, acid rock, jazz, noise, and pop.

69 reached number 1 on the UK Independent Albums Chart and was released to critical praise from the UK music press, garnering it comparisons to the work of disparate artists. Writing for Melody Maker, critic Simon Reynolds described it as "the outstanding record of '88."[4] Music historian Martin C. Strong described the album's sound as "hard to pigeonhole yet seminal nevertheless."[3]

The album has been recognized as an influential precursor to genres such as shoegaze, post-rock and trip hop. In a retrospective review, Ned Raggett called it "an unfairly long-lost classic."[5] In 2007, The Guardian included it in their list of "1000 Albums to Hear Before You Die."[6]

  1. ^ https://www.discogs.com/fr/release/58749-AR-Kane-69
  2. ^ "A.R. Kane: 69 Album Review | Pitchfork Media". pitchfork.com. Retrieved 14 February 2021.
  3. ^ a b Cite error: The named reference bible was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Reynolds, Simon (1988). "AR Kane: 'Supercolourfragilelipsticksexyallahdosehush'". Melody Maker. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  5. ^ Raggett, Ned. "69 – A.R. Kane". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 July 2016.
  6. ^ "1000 albums to hear before you die: Artists beginning with A". the Guardian. 17 November 2007. Retrieved 10 December 2023.

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