Total is the debut studio album by French electronic artist SebastiAn. The album was released in Europe on May 30, 2011, and in North America on June 7, 2011 by Ed Banger Records. The album was announced in February with the release of an "X rated" teaser.[1] This was followed with a video for the first single "Embody" directed by So Me featuring dancer Shamari Maurice, which was released on 4 April with remixes from DJ Premier and Kavinsky.[2][3] The album features M.I.A., Mayer Hawthorne and production from Gaspard Augé of Justice.[4]
SebastiAn Total 2011
Total received positive reviews from music critics. At Metacritic the album received an average score of 66, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favourable reviews".[6] AllMusic writer K. Ross Hoffman gave a positive review to the album, awarded it 4 out of 5 stars and called it "more familiar, trashy, glitch-funk maximalism" and wrote: "Whether you'll want to cherry-pick favorites or wade through the whole unwieldy mess may depend on context, but there's no denying that, a half-decade late or not, SebastiAn has delivered." Matthew Horton of DIY supported the artist for the cover of the album and said: "this represents the "absolute ego of the artist" and also praised the album with a score of 8 out of 10 and called it "fun, thrilling and boisterous". Tiny Mix Tapes rewarded the album with 4.5 stars out of 5 and complimented: "The timing may be off, but Total transcends trends to be one of the year's best dance records, and a likely cult classic in the making." Mike Diver of BBC Music gave a very positive review to the album and wrote: "There are moments where Total does come close to a Daft Punk pastiche. But these are few and far between, and there's plenty enough of SebastiAn's own character on show to make this one of the most enjoyable dance albums of 2011 so far." Q magazine gave a mixed review and commented on it as "Twenty-two tracks long, Total is an eclectic joyride through myriad musical styles; the beauty being that none sticks around long enough to get boring." Mojo magazine gave it 3 stars out of 5 and said: "It's difficult to ignore Total's hoovering synths, filtered drums, glam rock rhythms and punkish snarl, such is its fizzing energy." NME gave a mixed review to the album, awarding it 6 out of 10 and also wrote: "Total couldn't be more mid-noughties if it came dressed in a geometric hoodie, and the result is a chopped-up, sample-heavy stew that's a whole load of fun if the Tales Of The Jackalope shebang was your Hacienda."
Total es un extenso álbum de estudio que a su vez compila algunas pistas publicadas anteriormente. El álbum incluye 22 pistas en total, muchas de ellas duran menos de un minuto. M.I.A, y Mayer Hawthorne colaboraron en algunas pistas, así como Gaspard Augé de Justice en la pista de clavecín Tetra.
5.The Group stresses the need to comprehensively review the system of desirable ranges "with a view to establishing a more effective tool to ensure equitable geographical distribution in relation to the total number of staff of the global United Nations Secretariat". The Group notes that the number of staff under the system of desirable ranges is 2,049 out of a total number of staff of the global United Nations Secretariat, which stood at 43,747 in June 2011. This represents less than 5% of the total number of the staff.
10.The Group takes note of the increased number of service requests received by the UN Ethics Office from August 2010 to 31 July 2011, which represents an increase of 78% in the number of requests received by the Office compared to the average for the preceding three reporting periods. This may be attributable to the intensified outreach efforts undertaken during the 2010-2011 reporting period. In particular, we welcome the initiatives to promote a culture of ethics at senior management level.
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