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Space Is Only Noise

Space Is Only Noise is the debut studio album by Chilean-American musician Nicolás Jaar, released on 28 January 2011 by Circus Company.

Space Is Only Noise
Studio album by
Nicolás Jaar
ReleasedJanuary 28, 2011 (2011-01-28)
Genre
Length46:25
LabelCircus Company
ProducerNicolas Jaar
Nicolás Jaar chronology
Space Is Only Noise
(2011)		 Pomegranates
(2015)

In 2012 it was awarded a silver certification from the Independent Music Companies Association which indicated sales of at least 20,000 copies throughout Europe.[1]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.9/10[2]
Metacritic86/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[4]
Clash9/10[5]
The GuardianStarStarStarStar[6]
The Irish TimesStarStarStarStar[7]
MojoStarStarStarStar[8]
Pitchfork8.4/10[9]
PopMatters9/10[10]
QStarStarStarStar[11]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[12]
UncutStarStarStarStar[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Space Is Only Noise received an average score of 86, based on 15 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[3] Resident Advisor named it album of the year[14] and Pitchfork placed the album at number 20 on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011".[15] Pitchfork also placed the song "Space Is Only Noise If You Can See" at number 44 on its list "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011".[16] In 2019, Pitchfork ranked the album at number 148 on their list of "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s".[17]

Accolades

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Publications' year-end list appearances for Space Is Only Noise
Critic/Publication List Rank Ref
BrooklynVegan BrooklynVegan's Top 141 Albums of the 2010s 52 [18]
Cokemachineglow Cokemachineglow's Top 50 Albums of 2011 40 [19]
Crack Magazine Crack Magazine's Top 100 Albums of the 2010s 62 [20]
Drowned in Sound Drowned in Sound's Top 75 Albums of 2011 50 [21]
Gorilla vs. Bear Gorilla vs. Bear's Top 30 Albums of 2011 30 [22]
MusicOMH MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2011 38 [23]
The Needle Drop The Needle Drop's Top 50 Albums of 2011 9 [24]
No Ripcord No Ripcord's Top 50 Albums of 2011 21 [25]
Pitchfork Pitchfork's Top 50 Albums of 2011 20 [26]
Pitchfork's Top 200 Albums of the 2010s 148 [27]
Pretty Much Amazing Pretty Much Amazing's Top 40 Albums of 2011 36 [28]
Resident Advisor Resident Advisor's Top 20 Albums of 2011 1 [29]
Stereogum Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011 39 [30]

Track listing

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Space Is Only Noise
No.TitleLength
1."Être"4:49
2."Colomb"3:22
3."Sunflower"0:48
4."Too Many Kids Finding Rain in the Dust"3:28
5."Keep Me There"5:21
6."I Got A" (removed from later editions)4:08
7."Problem with the Sun"3:52
8."Space Is Only Noise If You Can See"5:42
9."Almost Fell"2:32
10."Balance Her in Between Your Eyes"3:45
11."Specters of the Future"1:58
12."Trace"0:23
13."Variations"3:21
14."Être"2:56
Total length:46:25

The original track listing features "I Got A" as track 6, but this track was later removed from the album due to an uncleared sample.[31] Subsequently, the original 14-track version of the album was pulled from stores and replaced with a 13 track version, the same one which can be found on streaming services.

Charts

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Chart performance for Space Is Only Noise
Chart (2011) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[32]49

References

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  1. ↑ "Aktuelles VUT: VUT - Verband unabhängiger Musikunternehmer*innen e. V." (in German). Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  2. ↑ "Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved December 25, 2019.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Space Is Only Noise by Nicolas Jaar". Metacritic. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  4. ↑ Freeman, Phil. "Space Is Only Noise – Nicolas Jaar". AllMusic. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  5. ↑ Frame, Charlie (February 9, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Clash. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  6. ↑ Cragg, Michael (February 10, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise – review". The Guardian. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  7. ↑ Carroll, Jim (February 2, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar". The Irish Times. Archived from the original on May 31, 2012. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  8. ↑ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Mojo (209): 105. April 2011.
  9. ↑ Gaerig, Andrew (February 17, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Pitchfork. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  10. ↑ Nickum, Stephan (March 3, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". PopMatters. Retrieved January 4, 2016.
  11. ↑ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Q (297): 104. April 2011.
  12. ↑ Miller, Derek (February 15, 2011). "Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise". Resident Advisor. Retrieved April 29, 2016.
  13. ↑ "Nicolas Jaar: Space Is Only Noise". Uncut (169): 85. June 2011.
  14. ↑ RA Staff (December 14, 2011). "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. Retrieved January 3, 2016.
  15. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  16. ↑ "The Top 100 Tracks of 2011". Pitchfork. December 12, 2011. Retrieved January 1, 2012.
  17. ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  18. ↑ "141 Best Albums of the 2010s". BrooklynVegan. December 31, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  19. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Cokemachineglow. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  20. ↑ "Top 100 Albums of the decade". Crack Magazine. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  21. ↑ Adams, Sean (December 15, 2011). "Drowned in Sound's Albums of 2011". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  22. ↑ "Favourite Albums of 2011". Gorilla vs. Bear. December 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  23. ↑ "MusicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2011". MusicOMH. December 12, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  24. ↑ "Favourite Albums of 2011". The Needle Drop. December 22, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  25. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". No Ripcord. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  26. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork. September 15, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  27. ↑ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s". Pitchfork. October 8, 2019. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  28. ↑ Tovar, Daniel (December 30, 2011). "PMA's 40 Best Albums of 2011". Pretty Much Amazing. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  29. ↑ "Top 20 Albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  30. ↑ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved June 13, 2021.
  31. ↑ "Nicolas Jaar album is being pulled from shops". Dummy Mag. September 30, 2011. Retrieved February 8, 2017.
  32. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Nicolas Jaar – Space Is Only Noise" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 13 June 2021.
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