Resilience (Kid606 album)

Resilience is an album by Miguel Depedro under his alias of Kid 606. It was released by Tigerbeat6 on July 25, 2005.

Resilience
Studio album by
Kid606
ReleasedJuly 25, 2005
GenreElectronic pop[1][2]
Length57:31[1]
LabelTigerbeat6
ProducerMiguel Depedro
Kid606 chronology
Who Still Kill Sound?
(2004)		 Resilience
(2005)		 Pretty Girls Make Raves
(2006)

Style

AllMusic described Resilence as "a simple record" and unlike anything Depedro had recorded prior to its release while Exclaim! noted it was an album that was "bound to confuse long-time fans".[1][3] Pitchfork described it as "not really ambient at all" but rather a stab at an electronic pop album, with chords, melodies and band-like arrangements".[2]

Release

Resilence was released by on Tigerbeat6 on compact disc and vinyl on July 25, 2005.[4]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[1]
Pitchfork Media(6.0/10)[2]
PopMatters[5]

At Metacritic, the album received a metascore 72 out of 100 based on six reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[6] The album received positive reviews from Mojo, Uncut and AllMusic.[6]

PopMatters gave the album a negative review, noting that the beat rarely changes on the songs and not all of them are maintain interest, specifically "Sugarcoated" and"King of Harm".[5]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miguel Depedro.[7]

  1. "Done With the Scene" – 5:03
  2. "Spanish Song" – 5:08
  3. "Phoenix Riddim" – 4:39
  4. "Xmas Funk" – 5:12
  5. "Sugarcoated" – 7:11
  6. "I Miss You" – 4:24
  7. "Banana Peel" – 4:18
  8. "King of Harm" – 4:05
  9. "Cascadia" – 4:14
  10. "Hold It Together" – 2:32
  11. "Short Road Down" – 4:28
  12. "Audition" – 6:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from Resilience booklet.[7]

  • Miguel Depedro – writer, performer, producer
  • Multifresh – sleeve design

Notes
  1. Bush, John. "Resilence - Kid606". AllMusic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  2. Richardson, Mark (August 14, 2005). "Kid606: Resilence". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  3. Nasrallah, Dimitri (September 1, 2005). "Kid 606 Resilence". Exclaim!. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  4. "Meow120". Tigerbeat6.com. Archived from the original on January 8, 2006. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  5. Schiller, Mike (October 11, 2005). "Kid606: Resilence". PopMatters. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  6. "Reviews for Resilence by Kid 606". Metacritic. Retrieved July 13, 2015.
  7. Resilience (Liner notes). Kid606. Wichita. 2005.CS1 maint: others (link)
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