Dva
Studio album by
Emika
Released10 June 2013 (2013-06-10)
Recorded
  • Česká Televize
  • Deafkid Studios
  • EMusik
  • Ljova Studio
  • Wilding Sounds Studio
GenreElectronic
Length60:30
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerEmika
Emika chronology
Emika
(2011)		 Dva
(2013)		 Klavírní
(2015)
Singles from Dva
  1. "Searching"
    Released: 12 April 2013[1]
  2. "Centuries"
    Released: 28 June 2013[2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic64/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[4]
Exclaim!7/10[5]
Metro[6]
musicOMH[7]
No Ripcord6/10[8]
Pitchfork Media5.9/10[9]
PopMatters6/10[10]
The Quietusmixed[11]
Resident Advisor3/5[12]
The Skinny[13]

Dva (stylised form: DVA) is the second studio album by English musician Emika. It was released on 10 June 2013 by Ninja Tune Records.[14] The album's title derives from the Czech word for "two".[5][15]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Emika, except where noted

No.TitleLength
1."Hush Interlude" (featuring Michaela Šrůmová)1:50
2."Young Minds"3:30
3."She Beats"3:57
4."Filters"4:01
5."After the Fall"4:47
6."Sing to Me"4:12
7."Dem Worlds"4:07
8."Primary Colours"4:07
9."Sleep with My Enemies"4:47
10."Wicked Game" (Chris Isaak)3:55
11."Fight for Your Love"3:49
12."Mouth to Mouth"6:27
13."Searching"4:08
14."Centuries"3:29
15."Criminal Gift"3:24
iTunes Store bonus track[16]
No.TitleLength
16."Murmer"2:12

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Dva.[17]

  • Emika – vocals, engineering, mixing, production
  • Paul Batson – arrangement ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • B.M. Horska – translation ("Hush Interlude")
  • Michaela Šrůmová – soprano vocals ("Hush Interlude")
  • The City of Prague Philharmonic Orchestra – strings ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • Miriam Němcová – conducting ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • Jan Holzner – engineering ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • Stáňa Vomáčková – translator ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • James Fitzpatrick – orchestra contractor ("Hush Interlude", "Dem Worlds")
  • Tom Wilding – trumpet ("Young Minds")
  • Ljova – viola, viola composition ("Primary Colours", "Mouth to Mouth")
  • Christopher Lockington (Deafkid) – guitar, guitar composition ("Criminal Gift")
  • Hank Shocklee – executive production
  • Jo-Ann Nina – executive production management
  • Hue Jah Fink – mastering
  • Michael Hain – design, layout
  • Madison – photography
  • Simon Skevington – A&R

References

  1. ↑ "Searching – EP by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 12 April 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  2. ↑ "Centuries – Single by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 28 June 2013. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  3. ↑ "DVA – Emika". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  4. ↑ Lymangrover, Jason. "DVA – Emika". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  5. 1 2 Ranta, Alan (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  6. ↑ Hooton, Christopher; Macpherson, Alex (7 June 2013). "Howlin by Jagwar Ma, Planta by CSS, Dva by Emika: New albums". Metro. Associated Newspapers. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  7. ↑ Young, Martyn (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". musicOMH. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  8. ↑ Wragg, Stephen (4 July 2013). "Emika: DVA". No Ripcord. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  9. ↑ Finlayson, Angus (17 June 2013). "Emika: Dva". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  10. ↑ Kennedy, Al (18 July 2013). "Emika: DVA". PopMatters. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  11. ↑ Foster, Matthew (20 June 2013). "Emika: DVA". The Quietus. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  12. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (10 June 2013). "Emika – Dva". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  13. ↑ Gieben, Bram E. (31 May 2013). "Emika – Dva". The Skinny. Radge Media. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  14. ↑ "Dva / Emika / Releases". Ninja Tune. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  15. ↑ DJ Pangburn (17 June 2013). "Emika On Producing Dva, Fighting Oppression, and Being Inspired by Czech Surrealism". MTV Iggy. Viacom International. Retrieved 15 September 2013.
  16. ↑ "DVA (Bonus Track Version) by Emika". iTunes Store UK. Apple. 7 June 2013. Retrieved 1 July 2013.
  17. ↑ Dva (CD liner notes). Emika. Ninja Tune. 2013. ZENCD199.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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