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''M83'' is the debut studio album by French
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band M83, released on 18 April 2001 on
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. The album was reissued on 6 September 2005 on
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for its North American release, and is thus sometimes referred to as ''0905''. Produced by both M83 and Morgan Daguenet, the album is predominantly
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, with dialogue samples from various films and
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appearing across the songs. The track titles, if read sequentially, form a
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.


Background and recording

Recorded as a duo by founding members, Anthony Gonzalez and Nicolas Fromageau, the album was recorded at Echotone, in the Autumn of 2000, with co-producer Morgan Daguenet. The track "Slowly", included on the album's 2005 reissue, was recorded two years later at the same location.


Track listing


Notes

* Original copies of the album contain a version of "Night" that samples German dialogue from the film ''
Nosferatu the Vampyre ''Nosferatu the Vampyre'' () is a 1979 gothic horror film directed and written by Werner Herzog. The film serves as both a remake of the 1922 film ''Nosferatu'' and an adaptation of Bram Stoker's 1897 novel ''Dracula''. Herzog’s film is set i ...
'' at the beginning of the song. The version on the 2005 Mute re-release does not feature the sample and thus is slightly over a minute shorter (4:44), bringing the total length of the album to 70:23. * The sampled dialogue in "Facing That" is from the film ''
It Conquered the World ''It Conquered the World'' is an independently made 1956 American science fiction film produced and directed by Roger Corman, and starring Peter Graves, Lee Van Cleef, Beverly Garland, and Sally Fraser. Shot in black-and-white, ''It Conquered t ...
''. * The first few seconds of "Violet Tree" features a sample of audio from episode two of ''
Serial Experiments Lain ''Serial Experiments Lain'' is a Japanese anime television series created and co-produced by Yasuyuki Ueda, written by Chiaki J. Konaka and directed by Ryūtarō Nakamura. Animated by Triangle Staff and featuring original character desi ...
''. A few seconds of opening dialogue from the same episode can be heard at the beginning of "Caresses". * The sampled dialogue at the beginning of "I'm Getting Closer" is from the film ''
I Was a Teenage Werewolf ''I Was a Teenage Werewolf'' is a 1957 American science fiction horror film directed by Gene Fowler Jr., and starring Michael Landon as a troubled teenager, Yvonne Lime, and Whit Bissell. Co-written and produced by cult film producer Herma ...
''. * The sampled dialogue in "I'm Getting Closer" is from the film ''
Buffalo '66 ''Buffalo '66'' is a 1998 American independent romantic comedy-drama film directed by Vincent Gallo, who co-wrote the screenplay with Alison Bagnall from a story by Gallo. It stars Gallo, Christina Ricci, Ben Gazzara, Mickey Rourke, Rosanna Arq ...
'' and is played in reverse. * The sampled dialogue in "She Stands Up" is from the film ''
Paris, Texas Paris is a city and county seat of Lamar County, Texas, United States. Located in Northeast Texas at the western edge of the Piney Woods, the population of the city was 24,171 in 2020. History Present-day Lamar County was part of Red River ...
''. * The sampled dialogue in "Caresses" is from the film ''
Mark of the Vampire ''Mark of the Vampire'' is a 1935 American horror film directed by Tod Browning, and starring Lionel Barrymore, Elizabeth Allan (British actress), Elizabeth Allan, Bela Lugosi, Lionel Atwill, and Jean Hersholt, produced by Metro Goldwyn Mayer. ...
''. * On the last track, at 15:10, there is a hidden track, which consists of several minutes of static followed by an outro. * Track names can be read in order, describing an event at a party.


Personnel

M83 *Anthony Gonzalez *Nicolas Fromageau Recording personnel *M83 − production, mixing *Morgan Daguenet − production, mixing Artwork *Stylophone − design


References

{{Authority control 2001 debut albums M83 (band) albums Mute Records albums Shoegaze albums by French artists