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Away From The Sea is the debut studio album by French electro house artist, Yuksek. The album was released on 9 Feb 2009 through Barclay Records.

Away From The Sea
Studio album by Yuksek
Released	9 February 2009[1]
Recorded	2009
Genre	Electro house
Length	46:58
Label	Barclay, Has Been, Cherrytree
Producer	Pierre-Alexandre Busson
Yuksek chronology
Away From The Sea (2009) Living on the Edge of Time (2011)
Singles from Away From The Sea
"Tonight" Released: 17 November 2008 "Extraball" Released: 30 April 2009

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
strangeglue	[2]
dailymusicguide	[3]
Subba-Cultcha	[4]
URB	[5]
Virgin Media	[6]
XLR8R	[7]

The first single from the album, "Tonight", was performed live in China and featured in the video produced by Peugeot for their 200-year anniversary.[8]

The second single from the album, "Extraball", was used in an advert by the Lacoste clothing brand to release their "Red Label" line of clothing.[9]

The hidden track of the album was composed by The Bewitched Hands. It consists in a rearranged and acoustic version of Tonight. This track is also used at the end of the video clip Tonight, where Yuksek takes part of a choir.[10]

Reception

The album received average reviews, with the exception of Yuksek's collaboration with Philadelphian singer Amanda Blank, which is often described as the album's highlight.[3][11] Jon Davies, of dailymusicguide, stated that "Spank Rock's Amanda Blank livens up the track with her irresistible flow while Yuksek backs her with outrageously filthy beats and a few riffs stolen from Daft Punk"; while tempering this was his view of the album as a whole, stating that "It's questionable why anyone would want to listen to this when you can hear Justice do this kind of thing infinitely better."[3]
URB magazine were more positive, stating that "Away From The Sea is altogether an impressive effort that establishes Yuksek’s sound without hindering his creativity" and awarding the album 4 out of 5 stars.[5]

Track listing

Personnel

• Yuksek – mixing, vocals
• Photography, Art Direction, Design – Anastasia Constantinescu, Laurent Fetis
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References

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