The Soccergirl

The Soccergirl is an EP of songs by electronic music artist Kid606, released in April 2000 through Carpark Records.[1]. It is the second release in Carpark's "sports-FAN" series following Jake Mandell's The Placekick.[1][2] Its packaging included a compact disc designed to look like a soccerball, and soccer-field surface inspired traycard.[2]

The Soccergirl
EP by
kid606
ReleasedApril 2000
GenreAmbient techno
Length18:37[1]
LabelCarpark
ProducerMiguel Pedro
Kid606 chronology
Dubplatestyle
(1999)		 The Soccergirl
(2000)		 Down with the Scene
(2000)

According to Kid606, the recording was produced entirely with synthesizers in his mother's garage, and he tracked it using either a TR-909, TR-808, or a TR-606 drum machine.[3]

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
NME(favorable)[4]
Pitchfork Media6.7/10[5]

The NME gave the album a positive review, stating that the album gave "the sense of the new prodigy on the block stretching himself, reinventing old tricks, discovering grace can be every bit as radical as destruction. A real beauty."[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miguel Pedro.

No.TitleLength
1."Start"3:15
2."Defective Boy"2:32
3."Call Me"0:50
4."If My Heart Ever Ran Away It Would be Looking for the Day When Right Beside You it Could Stay Forever"4:31
6."Thank You for Being My Angel (Rev 1)"6:10
7."Over"1:19
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References
  1. Carlson, Dean. "The Soccergirl EP". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  2. "Kid606 "The Soccergirl EP"". Car Park Records. Archived from the original on October 20, 2006. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  3. Pytlik, Mike. "Kid 606, Cex & The Tigerbeat6 Label". www.soundonsound.com. Sound on Sound. Retrieved 2017-10-12.
  4. Mulvey, John (June 10, 2000). "The Soccergirl EP". NME. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
  5. Cooper, Paul (June 1, 2000). "Kid606: The Soccergirl EP". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved September 14, 2013.
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