For the Masses (Hadouken! album)
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For the Masses is the second studio album by British grindie
band Hadouken!
. It was recorded in Groningen, Holland during the Summer of 2009, and preceded by the release of the M.A.D. EP
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stated that "This aggressive tone... breaks new boundaries in something absolutely ridiculous", whilst NME
feels "James Smith is in the throes of an aneurysm. By the end of For the Masses you might well be wishing one on yourself just for sweet relief." Both reviewers gave the album 3 out of 10 stars. One notable exception to this negative trend was Q
, whose reviewer called the album "addictive, energizing, and catchy as hell."
Grindie
Grindie is a form of music that emerged in early 2006. It is a fusion of both indie and grime music.Arguably, the first release to fall into the grindie subgenre was a song by Marvin the Martian aka Marv the Marsh and his group Why Lout? sampling Art Brut's "Emily Kane" to make a song called 'Stay...
band Hadouken!
Hadouken!
Hadouken! are an English grime, electronica, dance band who formed in Leeds in October 2006 by singer, writer and producer James Smith, alongside his girlfriend, synth player Alice Spooner, guitarist Daniel "Pilau" Rice, and drummer Nick Rice. The band name is taken from the name of a special...
. It was recorded in Groningen, Holland during the Summer of 2009, and preceded by the release of the M.A.D. EP
M.A.D. EP
The M.A.D. EP is a 2009 EP by New Rave band Hadouken!. It was released on 14 September 2009. It was released in the UK as a digital download EP, however, a CD single is available in Japan. M.A.D. stands for Mutually Assured Destruction...
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Track listing
All songs written by James Smith- "Ugly" was featured as a dub mix on the M.A.D. EP.
Chart position
| Chart | Peak Position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums Chart | 1 |
Release
The album was released on 25 January 2010. Fans who pre-ordered the album through the official website received a signed copy a few days early, with their name included on a mini poster inside the case.Reception
Reviews for the album have been mostly negative. Drowned in SoundDrowned in Sound
DrownedinSound.com or DiS is a UK based music webzine financed by artist management company Silentway . The site is an editorially independent music website.-History:...
stated that "This aggressive tone... breaks new boundaries in something absolutely ridiculous", whilst NME
NME
The New Musical Express is a popular music publication in the United Kingdom, published weekly since March 1952. It started as a music newspaper, and gradually moved toward a magazine format during the 1980s, changing from newsprint in 1998. It was the first British paper to include a singles...
feels "James Smith is in the throes of an aneurysm. By the end of For the Masses you might well be wishing one on yourself just for sweet relief." Both reviewers gave the album 3 out of 10 stars. One notable exception to this negative trend was Q
Q (magazine)
Q is a popular music magazine published monthly in the United Kingdom.Founders Mark Ellen and David Hepworth were dismayed by the music press of the time, which they felt was ignoring a generation of older music buyers who were buying CDs — then still a new technology...
, whose reviewer called the album "addictive, energizing, and catchy as hell."
Hadouken!
- James Smith - vocals, programming
- Daniel "Pilau" Rice - guitar, synthesizer
- Christopher Purcell - bass, synthesizer
- Alice Spooner - synthesizer
- Nick Rice - drums, samples