Passed Me By

Passed Me By
EP by
Released13 May 2011 (2011-05-13)
GenreDub techno[1]
Length33:29
LabelModern Love
Andy Stott chronology
Unknown Exception
(2008)
Passed Me By
(2011)
We Stay Together
(2011)

Passed Me By is an EP by British record producer Andy Stott. It was released on 13 May 2011 through Modern Love. It received universal acclaim from critics.[2]

Background

Andy Stott is a British record producer.[3] The music of Passed Me By was created in his old house and his new house.[4] In a 2011 interview, Stott stated, "These tracks were written towards the back end of 2010, I'd say from about September onwards."[4] The EP was released on 13 May 2011 through Modern Love.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Cokemachineglow83%[7]
Fact[8]
No Ripcord8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.6/10[10]
Sputnikmusic4/5[1]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Passed Me By received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 4 critic scores.[2]

Andrew Ryce of Fact wrote, "At a time when dub techno is one of the laziest and least inspiring genres in electronic music, one of the brightest people at its peripheries shows just how far into the jungle those borders extend, and it's one hell of a place to visit."[8] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated, "where Burial and Shackleton use the flickering syncopations of dubstep and garage to keep their music moving, Stott's 4/4 beats, reduced to a deathly crawl, give his music an even more hopeless cast."[10]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Passed Me By
Publication List Rank Ref.
Cokemachineglow Top 50 Albums 2011
45
Fact The 50 Best Albums of 2011
28
Pitchfork Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention
PopMatters The Best Electronic Music of 2011
1
Resident Advisor Top 20 Albums of 2011
11
XLR8R Best Releases of 2011
30

Track listing

Passed Me By track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Signature"0:37
2."New Ground"6:21
3."North to South"4:50
4."Intermittent"3:26
5."Dark Details"6:04
6."Execution"5:15
7."Passed Me By"6:53
Total length:33:29

References

  1. ^ a b Conradtao (10 June 2011). "Andy Stott - Passed Me By (album review)". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved 21 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  2. ^ a b c "Passed Me By [EP] by Andy Stott". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 18 October 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  3. ^ Kellman, Andy. "Andy Stott". AllMusic. Retrieved 18 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  4. ^ a b Lynch, Will (19 April 2011). "Andy Stott preps Passed Me By". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 14 November 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  5. ^ "Passed Me By". Boomkat. Archived from the original on 7 December 2017. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  6. ^ "Passed Me By - Andy Stott". AllMusic. Archived from the original on 5 December 2021. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  7. ^ Bass, George (19 July 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By (Modern Love; 2011)". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on 15 June 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  8. ^ a b Ryce, Andrew (16 May 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". Fact. Archived from the original on 22 May 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  9. ^ Iovino, Michael (28 October 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". No Ripcord. Archived from the original on 3 January 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  10. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (19 May 2011). "Andy Stott: Passed Me By". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 21 August 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  11. ^ "Top 50 Albums 2011 (page 1)". Cokemachineglow. 18 December 2011. Archived from the original on 7 May 2013. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  12. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2011 (page 3)". Fact. 30 November 2011. Retrieved 18 January 2026.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
  13. ^ "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 5 June 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  14. ^ "The Best Electronic Music of 2011". PopMatters. 22 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 July 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  15. ^ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. 14 December 2011. Archived from the original on 17 September 2016. Retrieved 18 January 2026.
  16. ^ "XLR8R's Best of 2011: Releases, Part One". XLR8R. 21 December 2011. Archived from the original on 18 April 2012. Retrieved 18 January 2026.