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The Contino Sessions is the second album by British band Death in Vegas, released in 1999.

The Contino Sessions

Studio album by

Death in Vegas

Released

13 September 1999

Recorded

The Contino Rooms, London, England

Genre

Electronic

Length

47:59

Label

Concrete

Producer

Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes

Death in Vegas chronology

Dead Elvis
(1997)

The Contino Sessions
(1999)

Scorpio Rising
(2002)

Singles from The Contino Sessions

"Neptune City"
Released: 30 August 1999 (vinyl only)
"Aisha"
Released: 31 January 2000
"Dirge"
Released: 24 April 2000
"One More Time"
Released: 10 July 2000 (vinyl only)

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Alternative Press	4/5[3]
Entertainment Weekly	B+[4]
The Guardian	[5]
Muzik	[6]
NME	9/10[7]
Pitchfork	3.9/10[8]
Q	[9]
Rolling Stone	[10]
Uncut	[11]

As of July 2013 it was certified gold by British Phonographic Industry for 100,000 sold units in UK.[12]

In 2000 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

Legacy

The album was included in the book 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die.[13]

Track listing

All music is composed by Richard Fearless and Tim Holmes, except where noted.

No.	Title	Lyrics	Music	Length
1.	"Dirge"			5:44
2.	"Soul Auctioneer"	Bobby Gillespie		5:59
3.	"Death Threat"			4:50
4.	"Flying"			7:06
5.	"Aisha"	Iggy Pop	Steve Hellier	5:54
6.	"Lever Street"			3:39
7.	"Aladdin's Story"	Fearless	The Unknown^[a]	4:45
8.	"Broken Little Sister"	Jim Reid	Ian Button, Mat Flint, Fearless, Holmes	5:18
9.	"Neptune City"			4:43
Total length:				47:59

Notes

^{^[a]} The song was written by Mick Jagger and Keith Richards as The Rolling Stones song, but was never declared for publishing rights.

Personnel

Death in Vegas

Richard Fearless – production, keyboards
Tim Holmes – production, keyboards, engineering
Ian Button – guitar (tracks 1, 3–9)
Seamus Beaghen – additional guitar, keyboards (4–7)
Mat Flint – bass
Simon Hanson – drums
Will Blanchard – drums (7, 8)

Additional musicians

Spencer Bewley – handclaps on "Dirge"
Robert Wallace – synths & effects on "Dirge"
Gary Burns – keyboards on "Neptune City"
Ali Friend – upright bass on "Lever Street"

Vocalists

Dot Allison – vocals on "Dirge", choir arrangement on "Aladdin's Story"
Bobby Gillespie – vocals on "Soul Auctioneer"
Iggy Pop – vocals on "Aisha"
Jim Reid – vocals on "Broken Little Sister"
London Community Gospel Choir – choir on "Aladdin's Story"

Charts

Chart (1999)	Peak position
French Albums (SNEP)[14]	72
Norwegian Albums (VG-lista)[15]	39
UK Albums (OCC)[16]	19

Certifications


Region	Certification	Certified units/sales
United Kingdom (BPI)[17]	Gold	100,000^{^}
^{^} Shipments figures based on certification alone.

References

"Reviews for The Contino Sessions by Death in Vegas". Metacritic. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
Raggett, Ned. "The Contino Sessions – Death in Vegas". AllMusic. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
"Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Alternative Press (135): 91. October 1999.
Vincentelli, Elisabeth (1 October 1999). "The Contino Sessions". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 18 January 2017. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
Sullivan, Caroline (17 September 1999). "Back in black". The Guardian.
Crysell, Andy (October 1999). "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions (Concrete)". Muzik (53): 95.
Martin, Piers (7 September 1999). "Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions". NME. Archived from the original on 16 August 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
Beatty & Garrett. "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 12 October 2000. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
"Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Q (157): 117. October 1999.
Walters, Barry (30 September 1999). "Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 27 July 2008. Retrieved 9 July 2016.
"Death in Vegas: The Contino Sessions". Uncut (29). October 1999.
"Archived copy". Archived from the original on 17 January 2010. Retrieved 23 October 2017.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
Robert Dimery; Michael Lydon (23 March 2010). 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die: Revised and Updated Edition. Universe. ISBN 978-0-7893-2074-2.
"Lescharts.com – Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
"Norwegiancharts.com – Death in Vegas – The Contino Sessions". Hung Medien. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
"Death in Vegas | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 11 February 2010.
"British album certifications – Death In Vegas – The Contino Sessions". British Phonographic Industry. Retrieved 31 March 2022.

External links

The Contino Sessions at Metacritic

v t e Death in Vegas
Richard Fearless Terry Miles Danny Hammond Seamus Beaghen Mat Flint Dave Neale Simon Hanson Ian Button Tim Holmes Steve Hellier Dominic Keane
Studio albums	Dead Elvis (1997) The Contino Sessions (1999) Scorpio Rising (2002) Satan's Circus (2004) Trans-Love Energies (2011) Transmission (2016)
Compilation albums	Milk It: The Best of Death in Vegas (2005) FabricLive.23 (2005) The Best of Death in Vegas (2007)

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