''Big Soup'' is a

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by English

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musician

Luke Vibert Luke Vibert (born 26 January 1973) is a British electronic musician and producer, also known for his work under several aliases such as Plug and Wagon Christ. Raised in Cornwall, Vibert began releasing projects in the 1990s across varied genre ...

. His first non-collaborative studio album under his own name, it was released on 7 July 1997 by

Mo' Wax Mo' Wax was a British record label founded by James Lavelle in 1992. The label was not co-founded by Tim Goldsworthy, as is often reported. Steve Finan became co-owner shortly after. Mo' Wax came to recognition for being at the forefront of t ...

Musical style

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'' characterised Luke Vibert's production style on ''Big Soup'' as "sitting somewhere in between the

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-rich

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and the tight, precise constructions of

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and Major Force." Andy Kellman of

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described ''Big Soup'' as an album of

instrumental hip hop Hip hop production is the creation of hip hop music in a recording studio. While the term encompasses all aspects of hip hop music creation, including recording the rapping of an MC, a turntablist or DJ providing a beat, playing samples and "sc ...

music.

Release

''Big Soup'' was released on 7 July 1997 by

. The sleeve artwork for the album was designed by

Ben Drury Ben Drury (born 4 January 1972), is a British freelance designer. He was art director of Mo' Wax recordings and has worked extensively in the music industry, creating album artwork for Turin Brakes and Dizzee Rascal amongst others. He maintains ...

. In the United States, ''Big Soup'' was issued by Mo' Wax and

FFRR Records FFRR Records (sometimes credited as Full Frequency Range Recordings) is a dance music label founded as a subsidiary of London Records in 1986, with A&R run by the British DJ Pete Tong. Originally a part of London Records' label roster, F ...

. It garnered airplay on American

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, entering the

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Top 200 chart.

Critical reception

In 2015, ''Fact'' ranked ''Big Soup'' at number five on its list of the best

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albums of all time.

Track listing

Charts

References

External links

* {{Authority control 1997 albums Luke Vibert albums Mo' Wax albums FFRR Records albums