''Django Django'' is the debut album by British

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band Django Django. The album was released on 30 January 2012 in the United Kingdom via

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, and charted on the

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at #33. In 2014 it was awarded a gold certification from the

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, which indicated sales of at least 75,000 copies throughout Europe. The album was nominated for the 2012

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. It was certified

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by the UPFI in 2012, and then platinum in 2013.

Critical reception

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, indicating "generally favorable reviews". ''

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'' reviewer Michael Hann praised the album's "top-notch" songwriting and "updated psychedelia that beguiles and delights", concluding that "surely this debut won't be topped in 2012". The track "WOR" has been recently used in a Toyota Australia advertisement for the 2019 Toyota CH-R Next Gen Turbo. The album was listed at number 26 on ''

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''s list of the top 50 albums of 2012, with the magazine writing: "Drummer-producer David Maclean is the MVP, building trippy tracks around indelible grooves." The album was also included in the book '' 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die''. The song "Waveforms" was used in the 2013 video game,

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on the "Worldwide FM" radio station.

Track listing

# "Introduction" – 2:12 # "Hail Bop" – 4:03 # " Default" – 3:07 # "Firewater" – 4:49 # "Waveforms" – 4:26 # "Zumm Zumm" – 5:19 # "Hand of Man" – 2:36 # "Love's Dart" – 3.49 # "WOR" – 4:49 # "Storm" – 3:14 # "Life's a Beach" – 3:05 # "Skies Over Cairo" – 3:32 # "Silver Rays" – 3.50

Personnel

*Vincent Neff – lead vocals, guitars *Jim Nixon – bass guitar, backing vocals, keyboards *Tommy Grace – keyboards, backing vocals, drum programming, samples *Dave Maclean – drums, percussion, drum programming

''Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed''

''Hi Djinx! Django Django Remixed'' is a remix album with the same exact track listing as ''Django Django'' excluding the introduction. It was given away for free with purchase of the original album in certain stores as well as being sold as a

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and CD. Remixers include Tom Furse,

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, and Steve Mason.

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References

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