Morning/Evening
Morning/Evening | ||||
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Studio album by | ||||
Released | 21 June 2015 | |||
Recorded | August 2014 – February 2015 | |||
Length | 40:17 | |||
Label | Text | |||
Producer | Kieran Hebden | |||
Four Tet chronology | ||||
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Morning/Evening is the eighth album by British electronic musician Kieran Hebden, released under his alias
Morning/Evening was announced in May 2015, with an expected release date of July 2015. It was made available to stream and download from Hebden's Bandcamp page on 21 June 2015 to celebrate the summer solstice. Music critics praised Hebden for continuing to release challenging and unique electronic music. The physical release of Morning/Evening became Hebden's second highest-charting album, peaking at number 48 in the UK Albums Chart.
Recording and composition
Kieran Hebden, who is of Indian descent, Hebden wanted to make a record with a similar structure to Indian music, particularly the raga mode,[2] and decided to divide the album into a "Morning Side" and an "Evening Side" since many ragas relate to certain times of the day.[2] Hebden also drew influences from English electronic music group Autechre and early electronic music, including American electronic composer Morton Subotnick's 1967 composition Silver Apples of the Moon, and wanted the album's production to sound like a low fidelity recording, while maintaining moments of high fidelity.[2]
Morning/Evening contains two tracks of electronic sounds and "skittering"
Release
Hebden announced Morning/Evening on 6 May 2015 with a release date of July 2015.
Reception
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Consequence of Sound | B[7] |
Exclaim! | 9/10[6] |
NME | 8/10[16] |
The Observer | [17] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10.0[4] |
PopMatters | [5] |
Resident Advisor | 3.7/5[18] |
Spin | 8/10[8] |
XLR8R | 7/10[19] |
At
In his review for PopMatters, Casey Hardmeyer called the album both "classic Four Tet" and "a step in a new direction for the veteran producer". Hardmeyer felt the vocal sample on "Morning Side" was too prominent in the mix, saying that "Side two, 'Evening Side', is where Hebden really shines", and praised Hebden for continuing to release challenging and unique music "in an electronica landscape that's increasingly devoid of it".[5] XLR8R's Chas Reynolds said that while the album's "narrative ambivalence" might not make Morning/Evening Hebden's most "immediate" record, it lent Morning/Evening a "near infinite replay value".[19] AllMusic's Andy Kellman said that the album "isn't among the most substantive Four Tet albums, but it does reward repeated casual listening."[15] Angus Finlayson, reviewing the album for Resident Advisor, called the album "the prettiest Four Tet record in some time" and said that "in its best moments, Morning/Evening is perfectly paced." Finlayson highlighted the "vagueness" of the record's "disparate material" but concluded that "even with these faults [...] Hebden has brought a refreshing addition to his discography."[18]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[20]
- Kieran Hebden– music, production
Additional personnel
- Matt Cooper – design
- Jason Evans – photography, design
Charts
Chart (2015) | Peak position |
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Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[21] | 94 |
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[22] | 159 |
Scottish Albums (OCC)[23] | 57 |
UK Albums (OCC)[13] | 48 |
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[24] | 23 |
References
- ^ a b c d Pattison, Louis (11 July 2015). "Four Tet: 'The club is my world now'". The Guardian. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Beta, Andy (16 July 2015). "Four Tet on Ambitious New LP and What It's Like to DJ With Skrillex". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 24 September 2015. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ Lynskey, Dorian (September 2015). "Q Maverick – Kieran Hebden". Q (350). London: 66.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f Hardmeyer, Casey (10 July 2015). "Four Tet: Morning/Evening". PopMatters. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Barnes, Chad (29 June 2015). "Four Tet Morning/Evening". Exclaim!. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
- ^ Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b c d Weiss, Dan (25 June 2015). "Review: Four Tet Lets the Light Win on the Brightly Raga-Tinged 'Morning/Evening'". Spin. Retrieved 19 November 2015.
- ^ Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 27 November 2015.
- ^ Garber, David (30 June 2015). "Electric Forest 2015: Surprises From Skrillex and Macy Gray (Yes, Really) Made The Dream World Come Alive". Vice. Retrieved 22 November 2015.
- ^ Dean Van Nguyen (21 June 2015). "Four Tet streams new album 'Morning/Evening' – listen". NME. Retrieved 21 June 2015.
- ^ a b "Fourtet | Artist | Official Charts". UK Albums Chart. Retrieved 18 July 2015.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Morning/Evening". Metacritic. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Morning/Evening – Four Tet". AllMusic. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b "NME Reviews – Four Tet – 'Morning/Evening'". NME. 7 July 2015. Retrieved 8 July 2015.
- ^ a b Empire, Kitty (5 July 2015). "Four Tet: Morning/Evening review – a low-key treat". The Guardian. Retrieved 7 July 2015.
- ^ a b Finlayson, Angus (16 July 2015). "RA Reviews: Four Tet – Morning/Evening on Text Records (Album)". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b Reynolds, Chas (11 July 2015). "Four Tet Morning/Evening". XLR8R. Retrieved 31 July 2015.
- ^ a b Morning/Evening (CD booklet). Four Tet. London: Text Records. 2015. TEXT036CD.
{{cite AV media notes}}
: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Ultratop.be – Four Tet – Morning / Evening" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 24 July 2015.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Four Tet – Morning / Evening" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ July 2015/40/ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 6 March 2016.
- ^ "Four Tet Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
External links
- Morning/Evening at Discogs (list of releases)
- Morning/Evening at Bandcamp