Released April 14, 2003 Artist M83 Label Mute Corporation | Recorded 2002 at M83 studio Release date 14 April 2003 | |
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Length 56:51 (standard edition)
97:26 (with bonus disc) Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts
(2003) Before the Dawn Heals Us
(2005) Genres Shoegazing, Ambient music, Electronic music Producers Anthony Gonzalez, Nicolas Fromageau Similar M83 albums, Shoegazing albums, Other albums | ||
M83 birds audio
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts is the second studio album by the French electronic group M83. The album was first released in Europe on April 14, 2003, then in North America on July 27, 2004 to positive reviews. The cover art is by Justine Kurland, and is called Snow Angels. This album is also known for being founding member Nicolas Fromageau’s last album with the band.
Contents
The North American pressing of the album comes with a bonus disc, containing five additional tracks, including the title track of the album and a live version of "Gone", as well as the enhanced videos of the singles "Run into Flowers" and "America".
One of the bonus tracks, Cyann & Ben’s cover of "In Church", was featured in the 2006 film Stranger than Fiction. "Unrecorded" was used in the theatrical trailer of Night Watch and featured in the 2006 film, Camping Sauvage. "Gone" was featured in the 2015 show Mr. Robot (TV series).
Reception
Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts has received widespread critical acclaim since its release. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, which indicates "universal acclaim".
In August 2009, Pitchfork Media placed Dead Cities, Red Seas & Lost Ghosts at number 188 on their list of the "Top 200 Albums of the 2000s".
Songs
1Birds0:54
2Unrecorded4:12
3Run Into Flowers4:09