Flashmob (album)

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Flashmob
Studio album by
Vitalic
Released25 September 2009
Genre
Label
ProducerPascal Arbez-Nicolas
Vitalic chronology
OK Cowboy
(2005)		 Flashmob
(2009)		 Rave Age
(2012)
Singles from Flashmob
  1. "Disco Terminateur"
    Released: 17 August 2009
  2. "Poison Lips"
    Released: 10 November 2009
  3. "Second Lives"
    Released: 16 March 2010
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[2]
Drowned in Sound8/10[3]
The FlyStarStarStarHalf star[4]
musicOMHStarStarStarStar[5]
NME6/10[6]
Pitchfork7.9/10[7]
QStarStarStar[8]
The TimesStarStarStarStar[9]
UncutStarStarStarStarStar[10]
XLR8R6.5/10[11]

Flashmob is the second studio album by French Electronic music artist Vitalic. The album was released on 25 September 2009 through PIAS Recordings. In 2012 it was awarded a double silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 40,000 copies throughout Europe.[12]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Pascal Arbez-Nicolas except where noted.

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."See the Sea (Red)" 4:05
2."Poison Lips" 3:54
3."Flashmob" 4:28
4."One Above One"
  • Pascal Arbez-Nicolas
  • Judith Brick
3:41
5."Still" 5:24
6."Terminateur Benelux" 3:51
7."Second Lives" 4:25
8."Allan Dellon" 3:11
9."See the Sea (Blue)" 4:05
10."Chicken Lady" 3:27
11."Your Disco Song" 3:38
12."Station Mir 2099" 4:29
13."Chez Septime" 0:31
Japan bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
14."Bluesy Tuesday"4:35
15."Nobody Listens to Techno"4:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Pascal Arbez-Nicolas - composer, writing, performance, production
  • Judeth Brick - composer, writing (4)
  • Erik Schaeffer - mixing
  • //DIY - artwork

References

  1. "Reviews for Flashmob by Vitalic". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  2. Phares, Heather. "Review: Flashmob". AllMusic. Retrieved 27 February 2010.
  3. Sean Thomas (1 October 2009). "Drowned in Sound review". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 12 May 2010. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  4. Laura Davies (24 September 2009). "The Fly review". The Fly. Archived from the original on 3 May 2012. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  5. Hogwood, Ben (28 September 2009). "Vitalic – Flashmob". musicOMH. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  6. Allen, Kate (2 October 2009). "Album review: Vitalic - 'Flashmob'". NME. Archived from the original on 9 October 2009. Retrieved 11 May 2025.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  7. Jess Harvell (13 November 2009). "Pitchfork review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  8. His synapse-fusing take on acid-house, however, first showcased on 2005's OK Cowboy, remains an underground phenomenon--this sequel won't alter that. [Nov 2009, p.114]
  9. Pete Paphides (26 September 2009). "The Times review". The Times. Retrieved 11 May 2011.
  10. Audacious cybernetic pirouettes such as "Poison Lips" and "Flashmob" bear the hallmarks of a musician enjoying a purple patch, who is able to caress from his machines a spectrum of emotion that leaves the listener purring with pleasure. [Oct 2009, p.119]
  11. Fallon, Patric (1 December 2009). "Boys Noize/Vitalic Power/Flashmob". XLR8R. Retrieved 11 May 2025.
  12. "Aktuelles VUT: VUT – Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V."