The Contino Sessions

The Contino Sessions
Studio album by Death in Vegas
Released	September 13, 1999
Recorded	The Contino Rooms, London, England
Genre	Electronica, big beat
Length	47:59
Label	Concrete
Producer	Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes
Death in Vegas chronology
Dead Elvis (1997) The Contino Sessions (1999) Scorpio Rising (2002)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(80/100)[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[2]
Almost Cool	(6.5/10)[3]
Alternative Press	[4]
E! Online	A[1]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[5]
Ink Blot Magazine	(favorable)[6]
Muzik	[4]
NME	(9/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media	(3.9/10)[8]
Q	[1]
Rolling Stone	[1]

The Contino Sessions is the second album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released in 1999.

In 2000 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

1. "Dirge" – 5:44
2. "Soul Auctioneer" – 5:59
3. "Death Threat" – 4:50
4. "Flying" – 7:06
5. "Aisha" – 5:54
6. "Lever Street" – 3:39
7. "Aladdin's Story" – 4:45
8. "Broken Little Sister" – 5:18
9. "Neptune City" – 4:43

Singles

• "Neptune City" (vinyl only, August 30, 1999)
• "Aisha" (January 31, 2000)
• "Dirge" (April 24, 2000)
• "One More Time" (with Bobby Gillespie, vinyl only, July 10, 2000)

Personnel

• Richard Fearless
• Tim Holmes
• Dot Allison – vocals on "Dirge"
• Bobby Gillespie – vocals on "Soul Auctioneer"
• Iggy Pop – vocals on "Aisha"
• Jim Reid – vocals on "Broken Little Sister"

Charts

Chart[9][10]	Peak position
French Albums Chart	72
Norwegian Albums Chart	39
UK Albums Chart	19

References

1. Critic reviews at Metacritic
2. Allmusic review
3. Almost Cool review
4. Album reviews at CD Universe
5. Entertainment Weekly review
6. Ink Blot Magazine review
7. NME review
8. Pitchfork Media review
9. lescharts.com : Retrieved February 11, 2010
10. chartstats.com Retrieved February 11, 2010

External links

• The Contino Sessions at Metacritic