Transverse (album)
2012 studio album by Carter Tutti Void

Transverse
Live album / studio album by
Carter Tutti Void
Released26 March 2012 (2012-03-26)
Length49:18
LabelMute
Carter Tutti Void chronology
Transverse
(2012) 		f(x)
(2015)

Transverse is the debut album by Carter Tutti Void, a collaborative project between Chris Carter, Cosey Fanni Tutti, and Nik Colk Void.[1] It was released on 26 March 2012 through Mute Records.[2] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]

Background

Chris Carter and Cosey Fanni Tutti were members of the group Throbbing Gristle, while Nik Colk Void is a member of the group Factory Floor.[1] The material on Transverse was created in a studio.[4] The album contains live recording and studio recording: Tracks 1 to 4 were recorded live at the Roundhouse, London, on 13 May 2011; track 5 is a studio recording.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[6]
FactStarStarStarStarHalf star[7]
The IndependentStarStarStar[8]
MusicOMHStarStarStarStarHalf star[9]
NMEStarStarStar[10]
Pitchfork7.5/10[11]
Record CollectorStarStarStarStar[12]
Resident Advisor4/5[13]
The SkinnyStarStarStarStar[14]
Spin8/10[15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Transverse received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 from 14 critic scores.[3]

Steve Shaw of Fact commented that "Transverse is a deep, memorable experience, the pulses in particular guiding the music's more familiar freeform guitar timbres into areas that are less predictable."[7] He added, "While it would also be interesting to hear this material as a studio project, treated, controlled and edited with a clinical precision, Transverse is an exceptionally immersive, expertly captured documentation of a tumultuous performance that has already earned a place in recent history."[7] Philip Sherburne of Spin stated, "A magic carpet of woven steel, Transverse soars up and out, borne aloft on ghostly vocals and sheets of guitar noise."[15] John Doran of The Quietus called it "one of the most exciting live albums to be released in many, many years."[16]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Transverse
Publication List Rank Ref.
BBC Music BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012
12
[17]
Crack The Top 100 Albums of 2012
62
[18]
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 2012
43
[19]
MusicOMH musicOMH's Top 100 Albums of 2012
9
[20]
The Quietus The Quietus Albums of the Year 2012
3
[21]
Uncut Uncut's Top 75 New Albums of 2012
75
[22]
The Wire Top 50: Albums of the Year 2012
9
[23]

Track listing

Transverse track listing
No.TitleLength
1."V1"10:04
2."V2"10:05
3."V3"9:05
4."V4"10:07
5."V4 Studio (Slap 1)"9:53
Total length:49:18
Bandcamp edition additional track[24]
No.TitleLength
6."V4 Studio (Slap 2)"5:41
Total length:54:59

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Turner, Luke (2012). "Carter Tutti Void Transverse Review". BBC. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  2. ^ Battan, Carrie (23 February 2012). "Listen: Throbbing Gristle and Factory Floor Team Up". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  3. ^ a b c "Transverse by Carter Tutti Void". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  4. ^ Murray, Robin (29 March 2012). "Transverse: Carter Tutti Void". Clash. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  5. ^ a b Carter Tutti Void (2012). Transverse (CD booklet). Mute Records.
  6. ^ Jeffries, David. "Transverse - Carter Tutti Void". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Shaw, Steve (27 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Fact. Archived from the original on 26 August 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  8. ^ Gill, Andy (23 March 2012). "Album: Carter Tutti Void, Transverse (Mute)". The Independent. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  9. ^ Lee, Tim (26 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – Transverse". MusicOMH. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  10. ^ Snapes, Laura (23 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – 'Transverse'". NME. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  11. ^ Neyland, Nick (28 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  12. ^ Needs, Kris (22 May 2012). "Transverse | Carter Tutti Void". Record Collector. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  13. ^ Maleney, Ian (26 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void - Transverse". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 13 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  14. ^ McQuillian, Timothy (29 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void – Transverse". The Skinny. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  15. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (30 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void, 'Transverse'". Spin. Archived from the original on 22 March 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  16. ^ Doran, John (23 March 2012). "Carter Tutti Void — Transverse". The Quietus. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  17. ^ "BBC Music's Top 25 Albums of 2012". BBC. 6 December 2012. Archived from the original on 13 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  18. ^ "The Top 100 Albums of 2012: 74-50". Crack. 6 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  19. ^ "The 50 best albums of 2012 (page 9 of 51)". Fact. 3 December 2012. Archived from the original on 20 May 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  20. ^ "musicOMH's Top 100 Albums Of 2012: 50-6". MusicOMH. 14 December 2012. Archived from the original on 17 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  21. ^ "Apollo's Bounteous Harvest: The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2012". The Quietus. 30 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  22. ^ "Uncut's Top 75 new albums of 2012". Uncut. 19 December 2012. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  23. ^ "Top 50: Albums of the year 2012". The Wire. December 2013. Retrieved 14 June 2025.
  24. ^ "Carter Tutti Void: Transverse". Bandcamp. Retrieved 14 June 2025.

Further reading

  • "LISTEN: Carter Tutti Void LP Stream". The Quietus. 20 March 2012.
  • Transverse at Discogs (list of releases)
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