Hex (album)
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Hex | ||||
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Studio album by Bark Psychosis | ||||
Released | 14 February 1994 | |||
Genre | Post-rock, ambient | |||
Length | 51:11 | |||
Label | Circa (UK) Caroline (U.S.) |
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Producer | Bark Psychosis | |||
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Hex is the debut album by British post-rock band Bark Psychosis. The term "post-rock" was coined by music journalist Simon Reynolds in his review of this album for Mojo magazine.[1]
Reception
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Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [2] |
Stylus Magazine | Positive[3] |
Head Heritage | Positive[4] |
Reception to Hex was generally positive. Melody Maker described Hex as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine....a gorgeously intense 50 minutes...".[5] The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".[6]
Track listing
All songs written and composed by Bark Psychosis.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "The Loom" | 5:16 |
2. | "A Street Scene" | 5:36 |
3. | "Absent Friend" | 8:20 |
4. | "Big Shot" | 5:21 |
5. | "Fingerspit" | 8:21 |
6. | "Eyes & Smiles" | 8:31 |
7. | "Pendulum Man" | 9:54 |
Personnel
Musicians
- Daniel Gish – keyboards, piano, hammond
- John Ling – bass, samples and programming, percussion
- Mark Simnett – drums, percussion
- Graham Sutton – vocal, samples and programming, guitar, piano, melodica, hammond
- Neil Aldridge – triangle, programming
- Pete Beresford – vibraphone
- Phil Brown – flute
- Del Crabtree – trumpet
- Dave Ross – djembe
- Louisa Fuller – violin
- Rick Coster – violin
- John Metcalfe – viola
- Ivan McCready – cello
Technical
- Mixed by Bark Psychosis and Roy Spong
- Engineered by Nick Wollage, Mog, Mike Long, Darren Westbrook, Bark Psychosis
- Assisted by Pete Molyneux, Henry Binns, Lee Harris
- Mastered by Chris Blair
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