Hex (album)
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| Studio album by Bark Psychosis | ||||
| Released | February 14, 1994 | |||
| Recorded | March–November 1993 | |||
| Genre | Post-rock, ambient | |||
| Length | 51:11 | |||
| Label | Caroline Circa Records |
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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]
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[edit] Reception
| Professional ratings | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Head Heritage | (very favourable)[2] |
| Allmusic |   [3] |
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...".[4] The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".[5]
[edit] 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 |
[edit] Personnel
[edit] 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
The Duke Quartet:
- Louisa Fuller - violin
- Rick Coster - violin
- John Metcalfe - viola
- Ivan McCready - cello
[edit] 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
[edit] Notes
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (March 1994). "Bark Psychosis: Hex". Mojo. http://www.rocksbackpages.com/article.html?ArticleID=5803. Retrieved 2010-09-26.
- ^ Head Heritage review
- ^ Allmusic review
- ^ "Melody Maker review". Melody Maker: 73. 12 February 1994.
- ^ "NME review". NME: 43. 19 February 1994.
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