Extractions (album)

Extractions is the third studio album by English band Dif Juz, released in 1985 by record label 4AD.

It was released on 1 July 1985.

Recording
Extractions was recorded from 6–20 April 1985 at Palladium Studios, Edinburgh, with Robin Guthrie of Cocteau Twins as producer and Keith Mitchell as engineer.

Musical style
Extractions was less ambient than the band's previous works while retaining the same "moody" tone.

Reception
AllMusic called it "a gripping, involving instrumental masterpiece". Trouser Press, on the other hand, wrote: "[Dif Juz] get by on Extractions, but just barely."

Track listing
All tracks written by Dif Juz
 * Side One
 * 1) "Crosswinds" - 7:43
 * 2) "A Starting Point" - 3:39
 * 3) "Silver Passage" - 3:55
 * 4) "The Last Day" - 4:01
 * Side Two
 * 1) "Love Insane" - 3:11
 * 2) "Marooned" - 4:02
 * 3) "Two Fine Days (And a Thunderstorm)" - 2:29
 * 4) "Echo Wreck" - 4:37
 * 5) "Twin and Earth" - 4:29

Personnel

 * Dif Juz
 * Alan Curtis
 * David Curtis
 * Gary Bromley
 * Richard Thomas


 * Additional Personnel
 * Elizabeth Fraser - voice (track 5)