Super Discount 3 is the fourth studio album by French DJ and producer Étienne de Crécy, released on 16 January 2015 through Pixadelic, A+lso and Sony Music. The album is the third in de Crécy's Super Discount series and follows 2004's Super Discount 2.

Super Discount 3
Studio album by
Released16 January 2015 (2015-01-16)
Genre
Length40:16
Label
  • Pixadelic
  • A+lso
  • Sony
ProducerÉtienne de Crécy
Étienne de Crécy studio albums chronology
Super Discount 2
(2004)
Super Discount 3
(2015)
B.E.D
(2018)

The album includes collaborations with Madeline Follin of Cults, Pos & Dave, Alex Gopher, Tom Burke, Julien Delfaud, Kilo Kish and Baxter Dury.

Background

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Super Discount 3 marks the first time de Crécy has worked with singers, and combines samples and synthesizers, which Crécy used separately on Super Discount (1996) and Super Discount 2 (2004) respectively. The songs were recorded quickly and constructed so that de Crécy could play them in his DJ sets.[2]

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [3]
The Arts Desk     [1]

David Jeffries of AllMusic opined that Super Discount 3 "electro pops and thumps like its predecessor, and offers a variety of moods" with "crafted bits of cool dance [that] offer instant gratification".[3] Reviewing the album for The Arts Desk, Caspar Gomez found the album melds "fizzing 21st-century electro-pop that's the calling card of everyone from Robyn to La Roux with a bangin' four-to-the-floor club agenda".[1]

Guido Farnell of The Music wrote that the album contains "instantly gratifying dancefloor kicks", and while "Thick beats and rubbery bass are his trademark[, ...] this time around De Crécy has worked with vocalists achieving an almost electro-pop vibe on this release".[4] Michael Smith of Renowned for Sound felt that "the album is full of strong instrumentals with memorable hooks and little tricks to differentiate tracks" with strong melodies "and some curveballs [...] thrown throughout, some great and some less so".[5]

Track listing

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Super Discount 3 track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Night (Cut the Crap)"5:22
2."You" (with Madeline Follin)3:34
3."WTF" (with Pos & Dave)3:33
4."Hashtag My Ass"3:11
5."Smile" (with Alex Gopher)4:32
6."Sunset" (with Tom Burke)4:07
7."Amazing" (with Julien Delfaud)4:02
8."Follow" (with Kilo Kish)3:33
9."Love"4:18
10."Family" (with Baxter Dury)4:04
Total length:40:16

Charts

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Chart performance for Super Discount 3
Chart (2015) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[6] 56
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[7] 103
French Albums (SNEP)[8] 40
Swiss Albums (Schweizer Hitparade)[9] 99

References

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  1. ^ a b c Gomez, Caspar (6 December 2014). "CD: Etienne de Crecy – Super Discount 3". The Arts Desk. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  2. ^ Medved, Matt (12 February 2015). "Étienne de Crécy Talks Third 'Super Discount' Album, North American Tour". Billboard. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ a b Jeffries, David. "Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount, Vol. 3 Album Reviews, Songs & More". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  4. ^ Farnell, Guido (24 February 2015). "Album Review: Etienne De Crécy – Super Discount 3". The Music. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  5. ^ Smith, Michael. "Album Review: Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Renowned for Sound. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  6. ^ "Ultratop.be – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Ultratop.be – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  8. ^ "Lescharts.com – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Swisscharts.com – Etienne de Crécy – Super Discount 3". Hung Medien. Retrieved 4 February 2023.