Darkel

Darkel is the debut solo album by Darkel (Jean-Benoît Dunckel), one half of the French electronica band Air. It was released in September 2006 (see 2006 in music).

This article is about the music album. For the removed Grand Theft Auto III character, see Grand Theft Auto III.
Darkel
Studio album by
Darkel
Released18 September 2006
GenreAlternative, Electronica
Length46:11
LabelEMI, Source, Astralwerks
ProducerDarkel
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic55/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
The A.V. ClubC[2]
Allmusic[3]
The Guardian[4]
Mojo[5]
The Observer[6]
Pitchfork Media4.7/10[7]
Popmatters[8]
Q[9]
Spin[10]
Stylus MagazineC[11]

Track listing

All tracks by Darkel except where noted

  1. "Be My Friend" (Dunckel, Euston Jones) – 4:16
  2. "At the End of the Sky" (Dunckel, Jones) – 4:12
  3. "TV Destroy" – 3:10
  4. "Some Men" – 4:09
  5. "My Own Sun" (Dunckel, Jones) - 3:40
  6. "Pearl" – 4:07
  7. "Earth" – 6:37
  8. "Beautiful Woman" – 2:40
  9. "How Brave You Are" (Dunckel, Jones) – 4:28
  10. "Bathroom Spirit" – 6:52

Single

At the End of the Sky was released as a single with two additional tracks.

  1. "At the End of the Sky" – 4:12
  2. "Bunny Girl" – 4:37
  3. "Stay" – 3:01

Personnel
  • Stephane "Alf" Briat – Mixing
  • Alex Gopher – Mastering
  • Laurent Griffon – Bass, Guitar
  • Earl Harvin – Drums
  • Hi-Five – Cover Art
  • Dayan Korolic – Bass
  • Anthony Mccann – Photography
  • Valérie Sonnier – Cover Photo

Release details
Country Date Label Format Catalog
United Kingdom 18 September 2006 EMI, Source LP 3666201 / 0 0946 366620 1
CD digipak 3666202 / 0 0946 366620 2 2
CD 3728912 / 0 0946 372891 2 9
United States 19 September 2006 Astralwerks LP ASW-66620 / 0946 3 66620 1
CD ASW-72891 / 0946 3 72891 2 9

References
  1. "Darkel by Darkel". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  2. "Music in Brief". The A.V. Club. 10 October 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  3. Darkel at AllMusic
  4. Lynskey, Dorian (14 September 2006). "CD: Darkel, Darkel". The Guardian. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  5. Mojo. January 2007. p.106
  6. Brumfitt, Stuart (15 October 2006). "CD: Darkel, Darkel". The Observer. 9 January 2016.
  7. "Darkel: Darkel Album Review - Pitchfork". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 12 April 2018.
  8. Dover, John (23 October 2006). "Darkel: Darkel". Popmatters. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  9. "Darkel". Q (243): 118. 2006-10-01.
  10. "New CDs". Spin. October 2006. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
  11. Miller, Derek (20 September 2006). "Darkel - Darkel". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 5 March 2016. Retrieved 9 January 2016.
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