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Blauer Samt
Blauer Samt
Studio album by Torch
Released	September 25, 2000; September 30, 2011 (Re-release)
Recorded	Piemont-Studios, Heidelberg
Genre	German hip hop; conscious rap; boom bap; alternative hip hop;
Length	71:52
Label	V2 Records Inc.; 360° Records
Producer	Frederik Hahn; Bülent Teztiker; Detlef Rick; Frero;
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Blauer Samt (German for Blue velvet) is the debut album by German hip hop artist Torch. It released in September 2000 by the labels V2 Records and 360° Records.

On September 30, 2011, the album was re-released as CD and vinyl.^[1]^[2]

Blauer Samt is regarded as one of the most important German hip hop albums. The German rap albums Grüner Samt by Marsimoto (2012, “Green velvet”), Lila Samt by Sookee (2014, “Purple velvet”) and Normaler Samt by Audio88 & Yassin (2015, “Normal velvet”) are named after it.

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Laut.de	^[3]
Laut.de (2011)	^[4]
Musikexpress	^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Kapitel 29" ("Chapter 29")	2:54
2.	"Die Welt brennt" ("The world burns", feat. Gente Guasta)	4:08
3.	"Interlude 1"	0:24
4.	"Gewalt oder Sex" ("Violence or sex")	3:29
5.	"Wir waren mal Stars" ("We used to be stars")	3:03
6.	"Interlude 2"	1:25
7.	"Als ich zur Schule ging" ("When I went to school" feat. Advanced Chemistry)	5:25
8.	"Interlude 3"	0:26
9.	"Wer bin ich" ("Who am I" feat. Toni L)	3:06
10.	"Der flammende Ring" ("The flaming ring")	2:25
11.	"Blauer Schein" ("Blue bill")	4:28
12.	"Hey Mädel" ("Hey girl")	4:10
13.	"In deinen Armen" ("In your arms")	5:17
14.	"Heute" ("Today")	1:09
15.	"Ich hab geschrieben" ("I wrote")	4:07
16.	"Blauer Samt"	4:12
17.	"Heute Nacht" ("Tonight" feat. Boulevard Bou)	5:23
18.	"Zeig mir den Weg" ("Show me the way")	5:01
19.	"Interlude 4"	0:22
20.	"Auf der Flucht" ("On the run" feat. Eek-A-Mouse)	6:08
21.	"Rote Wellen" ("Red waves" feat. Ebony Prince, Esa & Toni L)	4:17
22.	"Shaolin" (feat. Frero)	2:29
23.	"Morgen" ("Tomorrow")

Samples

^[6] "Kapitel 29"

"A Life (1895 - 1915)" by Mark Hollis

"Gewalt oder Sex"

"It's a Man's Man's Man's World" by James Brown

"Wir waren mal Stars"

"Fantasy" by Maynard Ferguson

"Als ich zur Schule ging"

"If Only We Knew" by John Handy
"The Bridge" by MC Shan

"Hey Mädel"

"Dreaming About You" by The Blackbyrds

"Ich hab geschrieben"

"Water Moon" by Andreas Vollenweider

"Blauer Samt"

"Sehr fern" by Klaus Kinski
"Allein" by Klaus Hoffmann
"Night Streets - Sandy and Jeffrey" by Angelo Badalamenti

"Heute Nacht"

"Long Red" (Live) by Mountain

"Morgen"

"Tomorrow Started" (Live) by Talk Talk

Personnel

Credits for Blauer Samt^[7]

Arranged By – Torch (tracks: A5, A6)
Producer – Boulevard Bou (tracks: B2, B5, C3), Torch (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B3, B4, B6 to C2, C4 to D5)
Recorded By, Mixed By – Boulevard Bou

References

^ "Torch - Blauer Samt (Re-Release Vorbestellung)". MeinRap.de. 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
^ "DHH - Torch - Blauer Samt Re-Release Album 30.09.2011". Deutscher-hip-hop.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
^ Eberhard Dobler. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Dani Fromm. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ Markus Schwarz. "Musikexpress Review". Musikexpress (in German). Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 2018-03-29.
^ "Torch". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-08-05.
^ "Torch - Blauer Samt (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

Sources

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[1] "Torch - Blauer Samt (Re-Release Vorbestellung)". MeinRap.de. 2011-09-14. Archived from the original on 2014-08-10. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

[2] "DHH - Torch - Blauer Samt Re-Release Album 30.09.2011". Deutscher-hip-hop.com. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

[3] Eberhard Dobler. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[4] Dani Fromm. "Laut.de Kritik". Laut.de (in German). Laut AG. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[5] Markus Schwarz. "Musikexpress Review". Musikexpress (in German). Axel Springer SE. Retrieved 2018-03-29.

[6] "Torch". WhoSampled. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

[7] "Torch - Blauer Samt (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs". Discogs.com. 2012-03-09. Retrieved 2014-08-05.

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+| prev_title = [[Gewalt oder Sex]]
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-'''Blauer Samt''' ([[German language|German]]: '''Blue velvet''') is the [[debut album]] by [[Germans|German]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist [[Torch (rapper)|Torch]].
+'''''Blauer Samt''''' ([[German language|German]] for ''Blue velvet'') is the debut album by [[Germans|German]] [[hip hop music|hip hop]] artist [[Torch (German rapper)|Torch]]. It released in September 2000 by the labels V2 Records and 360° Records.
+On September 30, 2011, the album was re-released as CD and vinyl.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://meinrap.de/2011/09/14/torch-blauer-samt-re-release-vorbestellung/ |title=Torch - Blauer Samt (Re-Release Vorbestellung) |publisher=MeinRap.de |date=2011-09-14 |accessdate=2014-08-05 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140810123405/http://meinrap.de/2011/09/14/torch-blauer-samt-re-release-vorbestellung/ |archive-date=2014-08-10 |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author= |url=http://deutscher-hip-hop.com/include.php?path=article&contentid=3128 |title=DHH - Torch - Blauer Samt Re-Release Album 30.09.2011 |publisher=Deutscher-hip-hop.com |date= |accessdate=2014-08-05}}</ref>
-== Track listing ==
-{{tracklist
+''Blauer Samt'' is regarded as one of the most important German hip hop albums. The German rap albums ''Grüner Samt'' by [[Marsimoto]] (2012, “Green velvet”), ''Lila Samt'' by Sookee (2014, “Purple velvet”) and ''Normaler Samt'' by Audio88 & Yassin (2015, “Normal velvet”) are named after it.
+{{Music ratings
+|rev1 = [[Laut.de]]
+|rev1score = {{Rating|4|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Torch/Alben/Blauer-Samt-1091|title=Laut.de Kritik|author=Eberhard Dobler|publisher=Laut AG|work=Laut.de|language=German|accessdate=2018-03-29}}</ref>
+|rev2 = [[Laut.de]] <small>(2011)</small>
+|rev2score = {{Rating|5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.laut.de/Torch/Alben/Blauer-Samt-Re-Edition-70376|title=Laut.de Kritik|author=Dani Fromm|publisher=Laut AG|work=Laut.de|language=German|accessdate=2018-03-29}}</ref>
+|rev3 = ''[[Musikexpress]]''
+|rev3score = {{Rating|5|6}}<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.musikexpress.de/reviews/torch-blauer-samt/|title=Musikexpress Review|author=Markus Schwarz|publisher=Axel Springer SE|work=Musikexpress|language=German|accessdate=2018-03-29}}</ref>
+}}
+==Track listing==
+{{track listing
 | extra_column = Producer(s)
 | title1 = Kapitel 29
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 | length1 =2:54
 | title2 = Die Welt brennt
-| note2 = "The world burns", feat. Gente Guasta
+| note2 = "The world burns", feat. [[Gente Guasta]]
 | extra2 =
 | length2 = 4:08
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 | length4 = 3:29
 | title5 = Wir waren mal Stars
-| note5 = "We were stars"
+| note5 = "We used to be stars"
 | extra5 =
 | length5 = 3:03
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 | length10 = 2:25
 | title11 = Blauer Schein
-| note11 = "Blue shine"
+| note11 = "Blue bill"
 | extra11 =
 | length11 = 4:28
@@ Line 87: / Line 103: @@
 | length16 = 4:12
 | title17 = Heute Nacht
-| note17 = "Tonight" feat. Boulevard Bou
+| note17 = "Tonight" feat. [[Boulevard Bou]]
 | extra17 =
 | length17 = 5:23
 | title18 = Zeig mir den Weg
-| note18 = "Show ne the way"
+| note18 = "Show me the way"
 | extra18 =
 | length18 = 5:01
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 | length19 = 0:22
 | title20 = Auf der Flucht
-| note20 = "On the escape" feat. [[Eek-A-Mouse]]
+| note20 = "On the run" feat. [[Eek-A-Mouse]]
 | extra20 =
 | length20 = 6:08
@@ Line 116: / Line 132: @@
 |}}
-== Samples ==
+==Samples==
-Informations taken from [http://www.whosampled.com/artist/Torch/ whosampled]
+<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.whosampled.com/artist/Torch/ |title=Torch |publisher=WhoSampled |date= |accessdate=2014-08-05}}</ref>
 '''"Kapitel 29"'''
-*"A Life (1895 - 1915)" by [[Mark Hollis]]
+*"A Life (1895 - 1915)" by [[Mark Hollis (English musician)|Mark Hollis]]
 '''"Gewalt oder Sex"'''
 *"[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]" by [[James Brown]]
@@ Line 126: / Line 141: @@
 *"Fantasy" by [[Maynard Ferguson]]
 '''"Als ich zur Schule ging"'''
+*"If Only We Knew" by [[John Handy]]
 *"The Bridge" by [[MC Shan]]
 '''"Hey Mädel"'''
@@ Line 136: / Line 152: @@
 *"Night Streets - Sandy and Jeffrey" by [[Angelo Badalamenti]]
 '''"Heute Nacht"'''
-*"Long Red" (Live) by [[Mountain]]
+*"Long Red" (Live) by [[Mountain (band)|Mountain]]
 '''"Morgen"'''
 *"Tomorrow Started" (Live) by [[Talk Talk]]
+==Personnel==
-{{2000s-hiphop-album-stub}}
+Credits for ''Blauer Samt''<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.discogs.com/Torch-Blauer-Samt/release/363518 |title=Torch - Blauer Samt (Vinyl, LP, Album) at Discogs |publisher=Discogs.com |date=2012-03-09 |accessdate=2014-08-05}}</ref>
+*Arranged By – [[Torch (German rapper)|Torch]] (tracks: A5, A6)
+*Producer – [[Boulevard Bou]] (tracks: B2, B5, C3), Torch (tracks: A1 to A3, A5, A6, B3, B4, B6 to C2, C4 to D5)
+*Recorded By, Mixed By – Boulevard Bou
+==References==
+{{Reflist}}
+==Sources==
+*[http://www.discogs.com/Torch-Blauer-Samt/release/363518 Discogs.com]
+*[http://www.whosampled.com/artist/Torch/ Whosampled.com]
+{{Authority control}}
 [[Category:2000 albums]]
-[[Category:Hip hop albums by German artists]]
+[[Category:Torch (German rapper) albums]]
+{{2000-hiphop-album-stub}}