Django Django (album)

Django Django
Studio album by Django Django
Released	30 January 2012
Recorded	2011
Genre	Art rock, neo-psychedelia, electronic rock
Length	48:30
Label	Because Music
Producer	Django Django
Django Django chronology
Django Django (2012) Born Under Saturn (2015)

Django Django is the debut album by British art rock band Django Django. The album was released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom via Because Music, and charted on the UK Albums Chart at #33.

The album was nominated for the 2012 Mercury Music Prize. It was certified gold by the UPFI in 2012,^[1] and then platinum in 2013.^[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
The Guardian	[5]
The Irish Times	[6]
Mojo	[7]
NME	8/10[8]
The Observer	[9]
Pitchfork Media	7.2/10[10]
Q	[11]
Rolling Stone	[12]
Uncut	[13]

Django Django holds a score of 80 out of 100 on review aggregate site Metacritic, indicating "generally favorable reviews".^[3] The Guardian reviewer Michael Hann praised the album's "top-notch" songwriting and "updated psychedelia that beguiles and delights", concluding that "surely this debut won't be topped in 2012".^[5]

The album was listed at number 26 on Rolling Stone's list of the top 50 albums of 2012, with the magazine writing: "Drummer-producer David Maclean is the MVP, building trippy tracks around indelible grooves."^[14]

Track listing

1. "Introduction" – 2:12
2. "Hail Bop" – 4:03
3. "Default" – 3:07
4. "Firewater" – 4:49
5. "Waveforms" – 4:26
6. "Zumm Zumm" – 5:19
7. "Hand of Man" – 2:36
8. "Love's Dart" – 3.49
9. "WOR" – 4:49
10. "Storm" – 3:14
11. "Life's a Beach" – 3:05
12. "Skies Over Cairo" – 3:32
13. "Silver Rays" – 3.50

Personnel

• Dave Maclean – Drums, Percussion, Samples
• Vincent Neff – Vocals, Backing Vocals, Guitars
• Jim Nixon – Backing Vocals, Bass Guitar
• Tommy Grace – Synthesizers, Keyboards

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed

Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed is a remix album with the same exact track listing as Django Django excluding the introduction. It was given away for free with purchase of the original album in certain stores as well as being sold as a download and CD. Remixers include Tom Furse, Adrian Sherwood, and Steve Mason.

Certifications

Region	Certification	Certified units/Sales
France (UPFI)[15]	Platinum	100,000[16]
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Silver	69,562[18]
^*sales figures based on certification alone ^^shipments figures based on certification alone

References

1. "Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 23 March 2014.
2. "Palmarès 2013 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 11 August 2014.
3. "Reviews for Django Django by Django Django". Metacritic. Retrieved 15 September 2012.
4. O'Brien, Jon. "Django Django – Django Django". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
5. Hann, Michael (26 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
6. Carroll, Jim (27 January 2012). "Django Django". The Irish Times. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
7. "Django Django: Django Django". Mojo (219): 98. February 2012.
8. Fullerton, Jamie (27 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django". NME. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
9. Fox, Killian (29 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django – review". The Observer. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
10. Snapes, Laura (23 January 2012). "Django Django: Django Django". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 February 2012.
11. "Django Django: Django Django". Q (307): 106. February 2012.
12. Tannenbaum, Rob (24 April 2012). "Django Django". Rolling Stone. Retrieved 27 December 2012.
13. "Django Django: Django Django". Uncut (178): 89. March 2012.
14. "Django Django, 'Django Django' | 50 Best Albums of 2012". Rolling Stone. 2012-12-05. Retrieved 2016-08-01.
15. "French album certifications – Django Django – Django Django" (in French). Syndicat National de l'Édition Phonographique. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
16. "Palmarès 2012 des certifications UPFI". UPFI. Retrieved 12 August 2014.
17. "British album certifications – Django Django – Django Django". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 11 August 2014. Enter Django Django in the field Keywords. Select Title in the field Search by. Select album in the field By Format. Select Silver in the field By Award. Click Search
18. Jones, Alan (11 May 2015). "Official Charts Analysis: Mumford & Sons score second No.1 with sales of 81,351". Music Week. Intent Media. Retrieved 5 November 2015. (subscription required (help)).