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Extractions is the third studio album by English band Dif Juz, released in 1985 by record label 4AD.

Extractions
Studio album by Dif Juz
Released	1 July 1985
Recorded	6–20 April 1985
Studio	Palladium Studios, Edinburgh
Length	56:29
Label	4AD
Producer	Robin Guthrie
Dif Juz chronology
Time Clock Turn Back (1983) Extractions (1985)

It was released on 1 July 1985.[1]

Recording

Extractions was recorded from 6–20 April 1985 at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins as producer and Keith Mitchell as engineer.[2]

Musical style

Extractions was less ambient than the band's previous works while retaining the same "moody" tone.[3]

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[4]
Trouser Press	mixed[5]

AllMusic called it "a gripping, involving instrumental masterpiece".[4] Trouser Press, on the other hand, wrote: "[Dif Juz] get by on Extractions, but just barely."[5]

Track listing

All tracks written by Dif Juz

Side One

1. "Crosswinds" - 7:43
2. "A Starting Point" - 3:39
3. "Silver Passage" - 3:55
4. "The Last Day" - 4:01

Side Two

5. "Love Insane" - 3:11
6. "Marooned" - 4:02
7. "Two Fine Days (And a Thunderstorm)" - 2:29
8. "Echo Wreck" - 4:37
9. "Twin and Earth" - 4:29

Personnel

Dif Juz

• Alan Curtis
• David Curtis
• Gary Bromley
• Richard Thomas

Additional Personnel

• Elizabeth Fraser - voice (track 5)

References

External links

• Extractions at Discogs (list of releases)

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