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{{Infobox album

| name = Life

| type = studio

| artist = Andy Hunter°

| cover = Andy hunter life.jpg

| alt =

| released = 24 May 2005

| recorded =

| venue =

| studio =

| genre = [[Breakbeat]]<br/>[[Electronica]]<br/>[[Electronic dance music]]

| length = 43:45

| label = Sparrow Records

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| prev_title = [[Exodus (Andy Hunter album)|Exodus]]

| prev_year = 2002

| next_title = [[Colour (Andy Hunter album)|Colour]]

| next_year = 2008

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{{Album ratings

|rev1 = Jesus Freak Hideout

|rev1score = {{rating|5|5}}<ref>[http://www.jesusfreakhideout.com/cdreviews/LifeEP.asp Jesus Freak Hideout review]</ref>

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'''Life''', released in 2005, is the second full-length album by British [[DJ]] and [[electronic dance music]] composer [[Andy Hunter°]]. It may actually be considered an [[Extended play|EP]] as it features only six songs, but each song's duration of +6 minutes makes up for a total playing time of 43:45.

The album's content is modeled on Hunter's own, sophisticated interpretation of the [[Electronic dance music|EDM]] patterns already established in his debut album, ''[[Exodus (Andy Hunter° Album)|Exodus]]'', while including elements similar to [[Nine Inch Nails]]. These include long tracks, strongly pounding rhythms, pulsating synths, samples of power guitar chords broken down into computer-sequenced tracks, processed vocals and, most importantly, [[Christianity|Christian]]-themed lyrics, as Hunter° is known as a [[Christians|Christian]] [[DJ]]. Three of the songs use biblical quotations as lyrics ("Come on", from the [[Lord's Prayer]], in the [[Gospel of Matthew]], 6: 9-13; "Wonderful", from the [[Book of Jeremiah]], 1: 5; "To Life, To Love", from the [[Song of Solomon]], 5: 1), the other three feature original lyrics. In the CD's booklet, "you" in the non-biblical material is always written without a capital Y, but, as Hunter° has stated on his official website [http://www.andyhunter.com], the "you" in the lyrics refers to [[God]]; the songs are always intended as invocations and praises to God.

''Life'' was released on the Christian label [[Sparrow Records]], and it is distributed by [[EMI]].

The track "''Come On''" was featured in the 2005 video game ''[[Burnout Revenge]]''.

==Track listing==

{{Tracklist

|title1 = Open My Eyes

|length1 = 6:11

|title2 = Come On

|length2 = 6:40

|title3 = Alive

|note3 = feat. [[Christine Glass]]

|length3 = 8:20

|title4 = Wonderful

|note4 = feat. Kate Westall

|length4 = 5:41

|title5 = Lifelight

|note5 = feat. Neil Wilson

|length5 = 8:28

|title6 = To Life, To Love

|note6 = feat. Kate Westall

|length6 = 8:22

==Awards==

In 2006, the album won a [[Dove Award]] for Instrumental Album of the Year at the [[37th GMA Dove Awards]]. It was also nominated for Recorded Music Packaging of the Year.<ref>[http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/06gmanoms.htm 37th Annual GMA Dove Awards Nominations & Winners] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110707074958/http://christianmusic.about.com/od/doves/a/06gmanoms.htm |date=2011-07-07 }} on About.com; Jones, Kim</ref>

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