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{{Other uses|SSSS (disambiguation){{!}}SSSS}}
{{Infobox album
| name       = Ssss
| type       = studio
| artist     = [[VCMG]]
| cover      = VCMG_-_Ssss.jpg
| border     = yes
| alt        =
| released   = {{Start date|2012|3|12|df=yes}}
| recorded   =
| studio     =
| genre      = [[Techno]]
| length     = {{Duration|m=58|s=50}}
| label      = [[Mute Records|Mute]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://mute.com/vcmg/album-details-ssss-release-date-announced|title=Mute Records • VCMG • Album Details 'Ssss' Release Date Announced.|date=January 10, 2012}}</ref>
| producer   =
* [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]]
* [[Vince Clarke]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/vcmg-mn0002832455/biography|title=VCMG &#124; Biography & History|website=AllMusic}}</ref>
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| misc       = {{Singles
| name        = Ssss
| type        = studio
| single1     = Spock
| single1date =
| single2     = Single Blip
| single2date =
| single3     = Aftermaths
| single3date =
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
|rev1 = [[AllMusic]]
|rev1score = {{rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/ssss-mw0002295463|title=SSSS - VCMG &#124; Songs, Reviews, Credits &#124; AllMusic|via=www.allmusic.com}}</ref>
|rev2 = ''[[Consequence of Sound]]''
|rev2score = C+<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2012/03/album-review-vcmg-ssss/|title=Album Review: VCMG - Ssss|date=March 14, 2012}}</ref>
|rev3 = ''[[The Guardian]]''
|rev3score = {{rating|3|5}}<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=http://www.theguardian.com/music/2012/mar/08/vcmg-ssss-review|title=VCMG: Ssss – review|date=March 8, 2012|website=the Guardian}}</ref>
|rev4 = ''[[NME]]''
|rev4score = {{rating|4|5}}<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nme.com/reviews/reviews-various-artists-12846-319887|title=VCMG - 'SSSS' &#124; NME|website=[[NME]] |date=March 12, 2012}}</ref>
|rev5 = ''[[Pitchfork (website)|Pitchfork]]''
|rev5score = 6.5/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/16369-ssss/|title=VCMG: Ssss|website=Pitchfork}}</ref>
|rev6 = ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]''
|rev6score = 6/10<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2012/03/vcmg-ssss-mute/|title=VCMG, 'Ssss' (Mute)|date=March 30, 2012|website=Spin}}</ref>
}}
'''''Ssss''''' is the debut studio album by English [[electronic music]] duo [[VCMG]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/rmwx/|title=BBC - Music - Review of VCMG - SSSS|first=Ian|last=Wade|website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref> It was released in 2012 by [[Mute Records]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.factmag.com/2012/03/05/vcmb-ssss/|title=VCMG - Ssss|date=March 5, 2012}}</ref>
==Critical reception==
''[[The Guardian]]'' wrote that "the analogue synths and electronic squelches could have boomed out of a darkened club at any time in the last two decades, but repeated listens reveal expertise with a sense of fun."<ref name="auto"/> ''[[The Quietus]]'' wrote that "not least of its triumphs is that – without context, without history – it is simply fantastic music to dance to."<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://thequietus.com/articles/08343-vcmg-ssss-review|title=The Quietus &#124; Reviews &#124; VCMG|website=The Quietus}}</ref>
==Track listing==
{{Track listing
| all_writing = [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]] and [[Vince Clarke]]
| total_length = 58:50
| title1 = Lowly
| length1 = 5:27
| title2 = Zaat
| length2 = 6:28
| title3 = Spock
| length3 = 5:40
| title4 = Windup Robot
| length4 = 5:25
| title5 = Bendy Bass
| length5 = 6:04
| title6 = Single Blip
| length6 = 5:47
| title7 = Skip This Track
| length7 = 5:40
| title8 = Aftermaths
| length8 = 6:21
| title9 = Recycle
| length9 = 6:37
| title10 = Flux
| length10 = 5:17
}}
==Personnel==
Credits adapted from the liner notes of the booklet of ''Ssss''.
* [[Martin Gore|Martin L. Gore]] – programming, production
* [[Vince Clarke]] – programming, production
* Sie Medway-Smith – recording, engineering
* [[Überzone|Timothy "Q" Wiles]] – mixing
* Stefan Betkbat – mastering
* Jan L. Trigg – illustrations
* Paula A. Taylor – design
* Travis Shinn & David Wade – studio photography
==Charts==
{| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
|-
! scope="col"| Chart (2012)
! scope="col"| Peak<br/>position
|-
{{album chart|Austria|47|artist=VCMG|album=Ssss|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
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{{album chart|Wallonia|64|artist=VCMG|album=Ssss|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
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{{album chart|France|159|artist=VCMG|album=Ssss|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Germany4|21|id=191138|artist=VCMG|album=Ssss|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|Switzerland|48|artist=VCMG|album=Ssss|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|UK2|81|date=20120318|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|UKDance|11|date=20120318|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardHeatseekers|13|artist=VCMG|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|-
{{album chart|BillboardDanceElectronic|10|artist=VCMG|rowheader=true|accessdate=3 August 2019}}
|}
==References==
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[[Category:2012 debut albums]]
[[Category:Mute Records albums]]