music.wikisort.org - CompositionListening to Pictures is a studio album by Jon Hassell. It was released on his own record label, Ndeya, on June 8, 2018.[9] It peaked at number 34 on the UK Dance Albums Chart,[10] as well as number 34 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[11]
2018 studio album by Jon Hassell
Listening to Pictures |
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Released | June 8, 2018 (2018-06-08) |
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Studio | Studio Venice, California |
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Genre | Avant-garde |
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Length | 38:41 |
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Label | Ndeya |
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Producer | Jon Hassell |
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Professional ratingsAggregate scores |
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Source | Rating |
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Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
Review scores |
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Source | Rating |
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All About Jazz |     [2] |
Exclaim! | 8/10[3] |
The Guardian |     [4] |
The Independent |     [5] |
Pitchfork | 7.3/10[6] |
Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[7] |
Vice (Expert Witness) | A−[8] |
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 84% based on 10 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]
John Lewis of The Guardian gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Hassell's electronic soundscapes recall the work of Oneohtrix Point Never, Boards of Canada or Aphex Twin."[4] He added, "Hassell is into exploring the multiple layers that exist in his sound, what he calls 'vertical listening' – and this is certainly dense, endlessly mutating music that rewards multiple listenings."[4] Dave Beech of The Independent gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "it's not an album that strives for immediacy, but is best soaked in over multiple listens."[5] Robert Ham of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying: "Its eight tracks are teeming with strands of melody and unbound rhythms that have been meticulously constructed into groaning towers of sound."[6]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Jon Hassell.
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1. | "Dreaming" | 6:08 |
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2. | "Picnic" | 5:58 |
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3. | "Slipstream" | 2:54 |
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4. | "Al Kongo Udu" | 5:12 |
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5. | "Pastorale Vassant" | 3:59 |
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6. | "Manga Scene" | 5:44 |
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7. | "Her First Rain" | 1:38 |
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8. | "Ndeya" | 7:06 |
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Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Musicians
- Jon Hassell – trumpet, keyboards, orchestration
- Rick Cox – guitar, synthesizer, electronics
- John von Seggern – bass guitar, drums, electronics
- Hugh Marsh – electric violin, electronics
- Peter Freeman – bass guitar, electronics (2, 3, 7)
- Ralph Cumbers – drum programming (2)
- Christoph Harbonnier – bass guitar (3)
- Christian Jacob – bass guitar (3)
- Michel Redolfi – electronics (3)
- Eivind Aarset – electric guitar, sampler (8)
- Kheir-Eddine M'Kachiche – violin, sampler (8)
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Technical personnel
- Jon Hassell – production
- Rick Cox – co-production
- Matthew Jones – executive production
- Britton Powell – coordination
- Al Carlson – mastering
- Arnaud Mercier – additional mastering
- Valgeir Sigurðsson – additional mastering
- Dan Kuehn – art direction
- Arien Valizadeh – art direction
- Taska Cleveland – art direction
- Mati Klarwein – album art sources, inspiration
- Petra Gehrmann – publishing
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Charts
References
- "Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume I) by Jon Hassell". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- May, Chris (April 23, 2018). "Jon Hassell: Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)". All About Jazz. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Sylvester, Daniel (June 5, 2018). "Jon Hassell: Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Lewis, John (May 25, 2018). "Contemporary album of the month – Jon Hassell: Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume I)". The Guardian. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Kaplan, Ilana; Beech, Dave (June 6, 2018). "Album reviews: Lykke Li's 'so sad, so sexy', Gruff Rhys's 'Babelsberg' and more". The Independent. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Ham, Robert (June 8, 2018). "Jon Hassell: Listening to Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Coultate, Aaron (June 12, 2018). "Jon Hassell - Listening To Pictures (Pentimento Volume One)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Christgau, Robert (June 15, 2018). "Robert Christgau on Jon Hassell's "Anxiety-Easing, Life-Enhancing" New LP". Noisey. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- Coultate, Aaron (April 5, 2018). "Jon Hassell returns with Listening To Pictures, his first album in nine years". Resident Advisor. Retrieved June 19, 2018.
- "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40: 15 June 2018 - 21 June 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
- "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 15 June 2018 - 21 June 2018". Official Charts Company. Retrieved July 16, 2018.
External links
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