title: Solex vs. the Hitmeister
text: # Solex vs. the Hitmeister
  
  Solex vs. the Hitmeister is the debut studio album by Dutch musician Solex. It was released on 10 March 1998 by Matador Records.
  
  ## Critical reception
  
  Professional ratings :
  
  | Review scores ||
  | - | - |
  | Source | Rating |
  | AllMusic | |
  | Entertainment Weekly | B+ |
  | The Guardian | |
  | NME | 8/10 |
  | Pitchfork | 7.6/10 |
  | Spin | 7/10 |
  
  Heather Phares of AllMusic wrote, "A completely unique combination of beats, samples, and voice, Solex is insular and inventive, revealing an artist with a very personal kind of creativity." David Browne of Entertainment Weekly said, "The echoey, rattling, wind-tunnel music lends an even eerier power to her tales of obsessions both romantic and physical."
  
  In 2015, Fact placed Solex vs. the Hitmeister at number 28 on its list of the best trip hop albums of all time.
  
  ## Track listing
  
  All tracks are written by Solex.
  
  ## Personnel
  
  Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
  
  * Solex (Elisabeth Esselink) – performance, production, mixing, sleeve design
  * Gerard Atema – clarinet
  * Geert de Groot – guitar, piano, cello, bass guitar, melodica
  * Frans Hagenaars – production, engineering, mixing
  * Flip Heurckmans – engineering (assistant)
  * Jeroen Kramer – saxophone, clarinet
  * Robert Lagendijk – drums, vocals
  * Colette Sloots – graphic editing
  