Flashmob (album)

Flashmob
Studio album by
Vitalic
Released25 September 2009
Genres
Labels
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."
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