Illumination (Miami Horror album)

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Illumination
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Studio album by
Released20 August 2010 (2010-08-20)
Genre
Length50:23
Label EMI
Producer Benjamin Plant
Miami Horror chronology
Bravado
(2008)
Illumination
(2010)
All Possible Futures
(2015)
Singles from Illumination
  1. "Sometimes"
    Released: 30 October 2009 [1]
  2. "Moon Theory"
    Released: 16 April 2010 [2]
  3. "I Look to You"
    Released: 30 July 2010 [3]
  4. "Holidays"
    Released: 10 December 2010 [4]
  5. "Summersun"
    Released: 15 April 2011 [5]

Illumination is the debut studio album by Australian electronic music band Miami Horror. It was released on 20 August 2010 by EMI. It features guest appearances from Neon Indian and Kimbra. The album was nominated for Best Dance Release at the ARIA Music Awards of 2011, but lost out to Cut Copy's Zonoscope . [6]

Contents

Track listing

All tracks are written by Miami Horror, except where noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Infinite Canyons" 2:08
2."I Look to You" (featuring Kimbra)
  • Miami Horror
  • Tim Derricourt
  • Mario Banks
  • Gregory Smith
3:53
3."Holidays" (featuring Alan Palomo)
4:27
4."Summersun" 5:27
5."Sometimes" 4:13
6."Moon Theory" 4:22
7."Echoplex" (featuring MAI)
  • Miami Horror
  • MAI
4:26
8."Imagination" 5:08
9."Grand Illusion" 2:32
10."Soft Light" (featuring Alan Palomo)
  • Miami Horror
  • Palomo
4:53
11."Illuminated" 2:56
12."Ultraviolet" (featuring Alan Palomo)
  • Miami Horror
  • Palomo
3:58
Australian iTunes Store bonus tracks [7]
No.TitleLength
13."Lucid Stream"27:47
14."Versailles"4:07
Japanese edition bonus tracks [8]
No.TitleLength
13."Sometimes" (Gloves Mix)6:56
14."I Look to You" (Lucid Stream Remix) (featuring Kimbra)6:09
15."Holidays" (Jamaica Remix) (featuring Alan Palomo)4:38
Limited edition bonus disc
No.TitleLength
1."Moon Theory" (Punks Jump Up Remix)4:53
2."Make You Mine" (Fred Falke Remix)7:14
3."Sometimes" (Gloves Extended Mix)6:56
4."Don't Be On with Her" (Treasure Fingers Remix)5:01
5."Moon Theory" (Yacht Remix)5:03
6."Sometimes" (Shazam Remix)6:52
7."Moon Theory" (Sam La More Remix)6:18
8."Sometimes" (Hook N Sling Remix)6:26
9."Make You Mine" (Death Metal Disco Scene Remix)5:10
10."Moon Theory" (Baby Monster Remix)4:25

Notes

Charts

Release history

RegionDateLabel
Australia [13] 20 August 2010 EMI
Japan [8] 26 January 2011
Germany [14] 29 April 2011

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