Solex Vs. the Hitmeister

Infobox Album |
Name = Solex Vs. the Hitmeister
Type = Album
Artist = Solex


Released = March 10, 1998
Recorded = 1998 at home and at S.S.E., Weesp, the Netherlands
Genre = Pop rock, College rock
Length = 41:54
Label = Matador Records
Producer = Frans Hagenaars, Solex
Reviews = *Allmusic Rating|4.5|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:ewf5zf0oeh3k link] |
Last album =
This album = "Solex Vs. the Hitmeister" (1998)
Next album = "Pick Up" (1999)

"Solex Vs. the Hitmeister" is the first full-length album from Amsterdam-based artist Solex. It was released on March 10, 1998 on the Matador Records label. Every song title on the album has "Solex" in it, even if the lyrics of a given song do not reflect this.

Track listing

All songs by Solex.
#"One Louder Solex" – 3:27
#"Solex Feels Lucky" – 3:46
#"Solex in a Slipshod Style" – 3:44
#"Waking Up With Solex" – 3:32
#"Solex's Snag" – 4:09
#"Rolex By Solex" – 2:46
#"There's a Solex On the Run" – 3:30
#"Solex All Licketysplit" – 2:24
#"Solex For a While" – 3:53
#"Some Solex" – 3:35
#"When Solex Just Stood There" – 3:24
#"Peppy Solex" – 3:44

Personnel

Performance

Gerard Atema:, clarinet
Elisabeth Esselink: Solex
Geert de Groot: guitar, piano, cello, bass, and melodica on quite a few songs
Jeroen Kramer: saxophone, clarinet
Robert Lagendijk: drums on quite a few songs, photograph and screaming on "Rolex By Solex"

Production

Frans Hagenaars: production, engineer, mixing
Flip Heurckmans: assistant engineer at Galaxy
Colette Sloots: graphic editor
Solex: production, mixing, music and words, sleeve design