Nozinja Lodge
Studio album by
Nozinja
ReleasedJune 1, 2015 (2015-06-01)
Genre
Length42:44
LabelWarp
ProducerNozinja
Singles from Nozinja Lodge
  1. "Tsekeleke"
    Released: August 11, 2014[1]

Nozinja Lodge is the debut studio album by South African artist Nozinja, released on Warp on June 1, 2015.[2] It peaked at number 13 on Billboard's World Albums chart.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Clash7/10[6]
Exclaim!7/10[7]
The Irish Times[8]
The List[9]
Pitchfork6.9/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Resident Advisor4.1/5[12]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 78, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[4]

Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor gave the album a 4.1 out of 5, commenting that "Nozinja Lodge is joyous, colourful dance music from one of the electronic scene's most eccentric and promising personalities."[12] Paul Simpson of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, writing, "His tracks still feature high-speed rhythms with marimba-like digital percussion and bright, playful synthesizers, setting the stage for smooth, sensuous lead vocals."[5]

Rolling Stone placed it at number 13 on their "20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2015" list.[13] Fact included it on their "30 Best Album Covers of 2015" list.[14]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nozinja

No.TitleLength
1."Nwa Baloyi"4:59
2."Mitshetsho We Zindaba"3:48
3."Baby Do U Feel Me"3:46
4."Xihukwani"3:07
5."Tsekeleke"4:47
6."Vamaseve Vatswelani"5:12
7."Nyamsoro"3:40
8."N'wanga I Jesu"3:35
9."Vomaseve Hina"4:31
10."Wo Va Jaha"5:19
Total length:42:44

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Nozinja – production, recording
  • Mark Gergis – post production
  • Mandy Parnell – mastering
  • Bafana Kunene – vocals (1)
  • Tiyiselani Vomaseve – vocals (2, 6, 9)
  • White Moja – vocals (5)
  • Sjineto – vocals (7)
  • Ben Maluleke – vocals (8)
  • Qoli Kunene – vocals (10)
  • Oval-X Eternal – artwork
  • Chris Saunders – cover photography
  • Nico Krijno – inside photography

Charts

Chart Peak
position
US World Albums (Billboard)[3] 13

References

  1. ↑ "Tsekeleke". Warp. Archived from the original on April 21, 2015. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  2. ↑ Coultate, Aaron (April 1, 2015). "Warp Records announce debut album from Nozinja". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on July 6, 2015. Retrieved April 22, 2015.
  3. 1 2 "World Albums: The Week of June 20, 2015". Billboard. Archived from the original on October 30, 2017. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  4. 1 2 "Nozinja Lodge by Nozinja". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  5. 1 2 Simpson, Paul. "Nozinja Lodge - Nozinja". AllMusic. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  6. ↑ Westley, Nathan (June 3, 2015). "Nozinja - Nozinja Lodge". Clash. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  7. ↑ Patrick, Ryan B. (June 2, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". Exclaim!. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  8. ↑ Carroll, Jim (June 19, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge | Album Review". The Irish Times. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  9. ↑ Ennor, Laura (June 9, 2015). "Album review: Nozinja – Nozinja Lodge". The List. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  10. ↑ Pattison, Louis (June 2, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  11. ↑ Olson, Benjamin Hedge (July 14, 2015). "Nozinja: Nozinja Lodge". PopMatters. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  12. 1 2 Ryce, Andrew (June 23, 2015). "Nozinja - Nozinja Lodge". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  13. ↑ "20 Best EDM and Electronic Albums of 2015: 13. Nozinja, 'Nozinja Lodge'". Rolling Stone. December 17, 2015. Archived from the original on July 7, 2018. Retrieved March 31, 2018.
  14. ↑ "The 30 Best Album Covers of 2015 (page 24 of 31)". Fact. December 4, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2016. Retrieved March 31, 2018.

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