Pick Up is the second full-length album from Amsterdam

Amsterdam

Amsterdam is the largest city and the capital of the Netherlands. The current position of Amsterdam as capital city of the Kingdom of the Netherlands is governed by the constitution of August 24, 1815 and its successors. Amsterdam has a population of 783,364 within city limits, an urban population...

-based artist Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

. It was released as follow-up to Solex Vs. the Hitmeister

Solex Vs. the Hitmeister

Solex Vs. the Hitmeister is the first full-length album from Amsterdam-based artist Solex. It was released on March 10, 1998 on the Matador Records label...

 on 14 September 1999 on the Matador Records

Matador Records

Matador Records is an independent record label, with a roster of indie rock artists and bands.-History:Matador was started by Chris Lombardi in 1989 in his New York City apartment. The following year, Lombardi was joined by former Homestead Records manager Gerard Cosloy, and the two of them have...

 label. The album has a more complex sound than the debut and features several live instruments, next to the samples on which the music is still based.

Track listing

All songs by Solex.

1. "Pick Up" – 3:04
2. "Randy Costanza" – 3:25
3. "Dork at 12 O'Clock" – 2:52
4. "That's What You Get with People Like That on Cruises Like These" – 3:02
5. "Oh Blimey!" – 2:50
6. "The Burglars Are Coming!" – 3:19
7. "Superfruity" – 3:00
8. "Snappy & Cocky" – 2:34
9. "Five Star Shamberg" – 3:20
10. "Chris the Birthday Boy" – 3:16
11. "Athens - Ohio" – 3:11
12. "Escargot!" – 3:13
13. "Another Tune Like 'Not Fade Away'" - 3:41
14. "That'll be $22.95" - 3:20

Performance

Elisabeth Esselink: Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

Robert Lagendijk: drums

Drum kit

A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....

 on all tracks, except #13

Geert de Groot: guitar

Guitar

The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...

 on #1, #2, #4, #13 and #14

Shane Deleon: clarinet

Clarinet

The clarinet is a musical instrument of woodwind type. The name derives from adding the suffix -et to the Italian word clarino , as the first clarinets had a strident tone similar to that of a trumpet. The instrument has an approximately cylindrical bore, and uses a single reed...

 on #5, #6, #9, #10 and #12

Cory Vielma: vocals

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

 on #5 and #6

Michael Shamberg

Michael Shamberg

Michael Shamberg is an American former Time-Life correspondent and current film producer.-Life and career:His credits include Erin Brockovich, A Fish Called Wanda, Garden State, Gattaca, Pulp Fiction and The Big Chill...

: vocals

Singing

Singing is the act of producing musical sounds with the voice, and augments regular speech by the use of both tonality and rhythm. One who sings is called a singer or vocalist. Singers perform music known as songs that can be sung either with or without accompaniment by musical instruments...

 on #9

Production

Frank van der Weij : production

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, engineer

Engineer

An engineer is a professional practitioner of engineering, concerned with applying scientific knowledge, mathematics and ingenuity to develop solutions for technical problems. Engineers design materials, structures, machines and systems while considering the limitations imposed by practicality,...

, mixing

Audio mixing (recorded music)

In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

Solex

Solex (band)

Solex is the solo performing name of Elisabeth Esselink, born in Delft, but based in Amsterdam. Her music is a light-hearted amalgamation of pop music, electronica and sampling.-Overview:...

: production

Record producer

A record producer is an individual working within the music industry, whose job is to oversee and manage the recording of an artist's music...

, mixing

Audio mixing (recorded music)

In audio recording, audio mixing is the process by which multiple recorded sounds are combined into one or more channels, most commonly two-channel stereo. In the process, the source signals' level, frequency content, dynamics, and panoramic position are manipulated and effects such as reverb may...

, music and words, sleeve design