The Contino Sessions

The Contino Sessions
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Studio album by Death in Vegas
Released	September 13, 1999
Recorded	The Contino Rooms, London, England
Genre	Electronica
Length	47:59
Label	Concrete
Producer	Richard Fearless, Tim Holmes
Death in Vegas chronology
Dead Elvis (1997)Dead Elvis1997 The Contino Sessions (1999) Scorpio Rising (2002)Scorpio Rising2002

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	(80/100)
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic
Almost Cool	(6.5/10)
Alternative Press
E! Online	A
Entertainment Weekly	B+
Ink Blot Magazine	(favorable)
Muzik
NME	(9/10)
Pitchfork Media	(3.9/10)
Q
Rolling Stone

The Contino Sessions is the second album by British band Death in Vegas. It was released in 1999.

In 2000 the album was nominated for the Mercury Music Prize.

Track listing

1. "Dirge" – 5:44
2. "Soul Auctioneer" – 5:59
3. "Death Threat" – 4:50
4. "Flying" – 7:06
5. "Aisha" – 5:54
6. "Lever Street" – 3:39
7. "Aladdin's Story" – 4:45
8. "Broken Little Sister" – 5:18
9. "Neptune City" – 4:43

Singles

• "Neptune City" (vinyl only, August 30, 1999)
• "Aisha" (January 31, 2000)
• "Dirge" (April 24, 2000)
• "One More Time" (with Bobby Gillespie, vinyl only, July 10, 2000)

Personnel

• Richard Fearless
• Tim Holmes
• Dot Allison – vocals on "Dirge"
• Bobby Gillespie – vocals on "Soul Auctioneer"
• Iggy Pop – vocals on "Aisha"
• Jim Reid – vocals on "Broken Little Sister"

Charts

Chart	Peak position
French Albums Chart	72
Norwegian Albums Chart	39
UK Albums Chart	19

External links

• The Contino Sessions at Metacritic

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