Listening to Pictures
| Listening to Pictures | ||||
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| File:ListeningToPictures.jpg | ||||
| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | June 8, 2018 | |||
| Studio | Studio Venice, California | |||
| Genre | Avant-garde | |||
| Length | 38:41 | |||
| Label | Ndeya | |||
| Producer | Jon Hassell | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 84/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| 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] |
Listening 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]
Critical reception
[edit | edit source]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
[edit | edit source]All tracks are written by Jon Hassell.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Dreaming" | 6:08 |
| 2. | "Picnic" | 5:58 |
| 3. | "Slipstream" | 2:54 |
| 4. | "Al Kongo Udu" | 5:12 |
| 5. | "Pastorale Vassant" | 3:59 |
| 6. | "Manga Scene" | 5:44 |
| 7. | "Her First Rain" | 1:38 |
| 8. | "Ndeya" | 7:06 |
Personnel
[edit | edit source]Credits adapted from liner notes.
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Charts
[edit | edit source]| Chart | Peak position |
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| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[10] | 34 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 34 |
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Listening to Pictures at Discogs (list of releases)
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