''Lifetracks'' is the debut solo album by British
electronica
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artist
Tom Middleton
Tom Middleton (born 18 August 1971) is a British electronic recording artist, sound designer, composer, music producer, remixer and DJ. His solo albums include '' Lifetracks'' (2007), ''Glasstracks'' (2011) and ''Sleep Better'' (2018). Middleto ...
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released in the UK on October 1, 2007, and the US on November 6, 2007. The title is a reference to representing different places, times, and people in the artist's life.
The majority of songs on the album have appeared on compilations over the last ten years, under the moniker AMBA, which was Middleton's previous ambient project. The song "
Shinkansen
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" refers to the Japanese bullet train of the same name. The song "St. Ives Bay" refers to an area in the artist's home region of
Cornwall
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, England.
Track listing
All tracks written by Tom Middleton.
# "Prana" – 4:47
# "Beginning of the Middle" – 5:25
# "Shinkansen" – 8:23
# "Serendipity" – 4:24
# "Sea of Glass" – 3:19
# "Yearning" – 6:01
# "Optimystic" – 6:32
# "St. Ives Bay" – 6:25
# "Margherita" – 6:15
# "Moonbathing" – 8:02
# "Astral Projection" – 4:43
# "Enchanting" - 5:14
References
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2007 debut albums