Label Talkin' Loud New Forms
(1997) In the Møde
(2000) Release date 23 June 1997 Genre Drum and bass | Music Box
(1995) New Forms
(1997) Artists Roni Size, Reprazent Producer Roni Size Awards Mercury Prize | |
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Released 23 June 1997 (1997-06-23) Length 139:54 (CD)
57:17 (4x vinyl)
54:20 (5x vinyl)
78:24 (single CD) Similar In the Møde, Return to V, Touching Down, Timeless, Live at Colston Hall (feat | ||
Roni size reprazent new forms feat bahamadia
New Forms is the debut album by the drum and bass act Roni Size / Reprazent and was released on 23 June 1997. The double-disc set was the winner of the Mercury Prize in 1997, and often cited as their magnum opus.
Contents
- Roni size reprazent new forms feat bahamadia
- Roni size reprazent railing
- Releases
- Commercial performance
- Critical response
- Track listing
- New Forms
- Songs
- References
A companion remix album, Replica, was also released. It includes "Western", the UK b-side of the "Brown Paper Bag" single, along with various remixes of album tracks.
The album went on to be re-recorded as New Forms² in 2008.
Roni size reprazent railing
Releases
The album was released in various formats with slightly different track lists. In the UK, there was a 2CD version and a single disc edition, and the vinyl was released in both 4LP and 5LP versions. Of the two vinyl versions, the most common pressing is the 4LP version comprising most of the first CD; the 5-LP set includes tracks from the second CD, replacing "Intro" with "Heroes" and "Digital", which are appended to the end. In the US, only the 2CD version was released, though this contained the bonus track of "Electricks".
Commercial performance
New Forms entered the UK Albums Chart during the week ending 5 July 1997 and peaked at number 8. By September 2011, the album had sold 325,000 copies in the United Kingdom since its release.
Critical response
New Forms was released to generally favourable reviews. AllMusic described the album as "the major statement on drum'n'bass", while in 2010 BBC Music noted that it "carved a mainstream niche for drum and bass like no album before it". Pitchfork Media's Ryan Schreiber was less generous, commenting that the album "doesn't really get decent until the second half of disc one".
Track listing
All tracks written by Roni Size, except where noted.
New Forms²
New Forms² is a 2008 remake of the original New Forms album. Roni Size has described it as having a "new coat of armour added to the original tracks". The album contains four new songs: "Heart to Heart", "Less is More", "Don't Hold Back" and "Encore", while omitting several of the songs from the original pressing. The majority of the record features edited versions of previous tracks, with segues throughout. The most drastic cuts occur to "Brown Paper Bag" and "Let's Get It On", which are reduced by over five minutes each; the latter becoming a simple ambient interlude.
Track listing
All tracks written by Roni Size, except where noted.
Songs
1Railing2:05
2Brown Paper Bag9:03
3New Forms7:44