Super Discount 3 is the fourth studio album by French DJ and producer Étienne de Crécy, released on 16 January 2015 through Pixadelic, A+lso and Sony Music. The album is the third in de Crécy's Super Discount series and follows 2004's Super Discount 2.
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| Released | 16 January 2015 | |||
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| Length | 40:16 | |||
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| Producer | Étienne de Crécy | |||
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The album includes collaborations with Madeline Follin of Cults, Pos & Dave, Alex Gopher, Tom Burke, Julien Delfaud, Kilo Kish and Baxter Dury.
Background
editSuper Discount 3 marks the first time de Crécy has worked with singers, and combines samples and synthesizers, which Crécy used separately on Super Discount (1996) and Super Discount 2 (2004) respectively. The songs were recorded quickly and constructed so that de Crécy could play them in his DJ sets.[2]
Critical reception
edit| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| The Arts Desk | [1] |
David Jeffries of AllMusic opined that Super Discount 3 "electro pops and thumps like its predecessor, and offers a variety of moods" with "crafted bits of cool dance [that] offer instant gratification".[3] Reviewing the album for The Arts Desk, Caspar Gomez found the album melds "fizzing 21st-century electro-pop that's the calling card of everyone from Robyn to La Roux with a bangin' four-to-the-floor club agenda".[1]
Guido Farnell of The Music wrote that the album contains "instantly gratifying dancefloor kicks", and while "Thick beats and rubbery bass are his trademark[, ...] this time around De Crécy has worked with vocalists achieving an almost electro-pop vibe on this release".[4] Michael Smith of Renowned for Sound felt that "the album is full of strong instrumentals with memorable hooks and little tricks to differentiate tracks" with strong melodies "and some curveballs [...] thrown throughout, some great and some less so".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Night (Cut the Crap)" | 5:22 |
| 2. | "You" (with Madeline Follin) | 3:34 |
| 3. | "WTF" (with Pos & Dave) | 3:33 |
| 4. | "Hashtag My Ass" | 3:11 |
| 5. | "Smile" (with Alex Gopher) | 4:32 |
| 6. | "Sunset" (with Tom Burke) | 4:07 |
| 7. | "Amazing" (with Julien Delfaud) | 4:02 |
| 8. | "Follow" (with Kilo Kish) | 3:33 |
| 9. | "Love" | 4:18 |
| 10. | "Family" (with Baxter Dury) | 4:04 |
| Total length: | 40:16 | |
Charts
edit| Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] | 56 |
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] | 103 |
| French Albums (SNEP)[8] | 40 |
| Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] | 99 |
References
edit- ^ a b c Gomez, Caspar (6 December 2014). "CD: Etienne de Crecy – Super Discount 3". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Medved, Matt (12 February 2015). "Étienne de Crécy Talks Third 'Super Discount' Album, North American Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount, Vol. 3 Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Farnell, Guido (24 February 2015). "Album Review: Etienne De Crécy – Super Discount 3". The Music. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ Smith, Michael. "Album Review: Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Lescharts.com – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
- ^ "Swisscharts.com – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.