Teatime Dub Encounters

Teatime Dub Encounters is a collaborative EP by British electronic music group Underworld and American singer-songwriter Iggy Pop. It was released on July 27, 2018, by Caroline International, except in Japan where it was released by Beat Records.[2]

Teatime Dub Encounters
EP by
ReleasedJuly 27, 2018 (2018-07-27)
GenreElectronic[1]
LabelCaroline International
ProducerRick Smith
Underworld chronology
Live at Summer Sonic 2016
(2016)
Teatime Dub Encounters
(2018)
Drift
(2019)
Iggy Pop chronology
Post Pop Depression
(2016)
Teatime Dub Encounters
(2018)
Free
(2019)
Singles from Teatime Dub Encounters
  1. "Get Your Shirt"
    Released: July 6, 2018

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic65/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Drowned in Sound8/10[1]
The Guardian     [5]
NME     [6]
Pitchfork4.7/10[7]
Under the Radar8/10[8]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, Teatime Dub Encounters received an average score of 65, based on eight reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[9]

Commercial performance

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Teatime Dub Encounters debuted at number 20 on the UK Albums Chart, selling 2,782 units in its first week. It also debuted at number two on the Vinyl Albums Chart in the UK, where it sold 789 copies of the vinyl edition.[10]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Rick Smith, Karl Hyde and Iggy Pop

No.TitleLength
1."Bells & Circles"7:29
2."Trapped"7:43
3."I'll See Big"4:46
4."Get Your Shirt"7:30

Personnel

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  • Iggy Pop - vocals
  • Karl Hyde
  • Rick Smith

with:

  • Esme Bronwen-Smith - additional vocals

Charts

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Chart (2018) Peak
position
Scottish Albums (OCC)[11] 11
UK Albums (OCC)[12] 20
UK Album Downloads (OCC)[13] 16
UK Albums Sales (OCC)[14] 13
UK Physical Albums (OCC)[15] 12
UK Vinyl Albums (OCC)[16] 2
US Independent Albums (Billboard)[17] 22

References

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  1. ^ a b "Underworld & Iggy Pop – Teatime Dub Encounters EP". Drowned in Sound.
  2. ^ "Teatime Dub Encounters". underworldlive.com. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  3. ^ "Teatime Dub Encounters [EP] by Underworld & Iggy Pop". Metacritic.
  4. ^ "Iggy Pop / Underworld – Teatime Dub Encounters". AllMusic.
  5. ^ Simpson, Dave (July 27, 2018). "Underworld & Iggy Pop: Teatime Dub Encounters review – enormo beats taking the world to task". The Guardian.
  6. ^ "Underworld & Iggy Pop – 'Teatime Dub Encounters' review". NME. July 27, 2018.
  7. ^ "Underworld / Iggy Pop – Teatime Dub Encounters EP". Pitchfork.
  8. ^ "Underworld & Iggy Pop – Teatime Dub Encounters EP". Under the Radar.
  9. ^ "Teatime Dub Encounters [EP] by Underworld & Iggy Pop Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  10. ^ Jones, Alan (August 3, 2018). "Charts analysis: Blockbuster sales for Mamma Mia!". Music Week. Retrieved August 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 12, 2018.
  12. ^ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved August 6, 2018.
  13. ^ "Official Album Downloads Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  14. ^ "Official Albums Sales Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  15. ^ "Official Physical Albums Chart Top 100 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  16. ^ "Official Vinyl Albums Chart Top 40 - Official Charts Company". www.officialcharts.com.
  17. ^ "Underworld & Iggy Pop Chart History (Independent Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 3, 2018.