Beat Pyramid (These New Puritans album)

Infobox Album
Name = Beat Pyramid
Type = studio
Artist = These New Puritans


Released = Start date|2008|1|28|df=yes
Recorded = Miloco Studios, Metropolis Studios, London and Studio Pigalle, Paris, 2007
Genre = Alternative rock
Electronic music
Post-punk
Experimental
Length = 33:15
Label = Angular, Domino
Producer = Gareth Jones
Reviews =
*Allmusic rating|4|5 [http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=10:3ifoxz8jldte link]
*Drowned In Sound (8/10) [http://www.drownedinsound.com/articles/2834483 link]
*"The Guardian" rating|3|5 [http://arts.guardian.co.uk/filmandmusic/story/0,,2250110,00.html link]
*"NME" (8/10) [http://arc018.com/?m=20080128 link]
*The Observer rating|4|5 [http://music.guardian.co.uk/pop/story/0,,2256124,00.html link]
*Pitchfork Media (7.5/10) [http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/article/record_review/49304-beat-pyramid link]
*"Q" rating|4|5 [http://arc018.com/?m=20080128 link]
*This Is Fake DIY rating|4|5 [http://www.thisisfakediy.co.uk/articles/8582/These-New-Puritans---Beat-Pyramid.html link]
*"Uncut" rating|4|5 [http://arc018.com/?m=20080128 link]
Last album = "Now Pluvial"
(2006)
This album = "Beat Pyramid"
(2008)
Next album =

"Beat Pyramid" is the debut album by These New Puritans, released in 2008 (see 2008 in music).

Track listing

All tracks written by Jack Barnett except where noted.

#"..ce I Will Say This Twice" – 0:16
#"Numerology AKA Numbers" – 3:11
#"Colours" – 2:26
#"Swords of Truth" – 3:12
#"Doppelgänger" – 1:30
#"C. 16th ±" – 1:38
#"En Papier" (J. Barnett, G. Barnett, T. Hein) – 4:55
#"Infinity ytinifnI" – 2:26
#"Elvis" – 2:46
#"£4" – 2:43
#"MKK3" – 2:13
#"4" – 0:07
#"Navigate-Colours" (J. Barnett, G. Barnett) – 4:20
#"H." – 0:28
#"Costume" (J. Barnett, DB Cooper) – 3:36
#"I Will Say This Twi..." – 0:08

Personnel

* George Barnett – drums, contact mics, loops
* Thomas Hein – bass, sampler, MIDI (or vocals)
* Sophie Sleigh-Johnson – keyboard
* Jack Barnett – laptop, editing, recording, vocals, guitar
* Justyna Borucka – vocals on "..ce I Will Say This Twice" and "I Will Say This Twi..."
* Gareth Jones – desk feedback
* James Ford – keyboard and tapes on "Elvis", guitar cannon on "Costume"
* Killah Doku – guitar cannon
* Thomas Jerome Seabrook – mixer, effects, carpet

Album information

* Produced and mixed by Gareth Jones, mid 2007.
* Recording engineered by Jeff Knowles at Miloco Studios, London except "Navigate-Colours", engineered by Quentin Leuiller at Studio Pigalle, Paris.
* Mix engineered by James Aparicio at Metropolis Studios, London
* Additional editing and recording by Jack Barnett and DB Cooper in different places.
* Art design by Matthew Cooper and Elina Tsompanoglou with George and Jack Barnett.