93696
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| Released | March 24, 2023 | |||
| Recorded | Late 2020[1] | |||
| Genre | Black metal | |||
| Length | 82:09 | |||
| Language | English | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Steve Albini[1] | |||
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93696 is a 2023 studio album by American black metal band Liturgy. The album has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 79 (8 reviews)[2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Exclaim! | 8⁄10[4] |
| Pitchfork Media | 8.0⁄10[5] |
| PopMatters | 9⁄10[6] |
93696 received positive reviews from critics noted at review aggregator Metacritic. It has a weighted average score of 79 out of 100, based on eight reviews.[2] Editors at AllMusic rated this album 4.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that this album "offer[s] an exhilarating, sometimes overwhelming journey across extreme music's terrain".[3] In Exclaim!, Kyle Kohner gave this release an 8 out of 10, calling it "an ethos" and "full of unpronounceable spirit that makes Liturgy a unique and constantly innovative band".[4] Pitchfork Media's Sam Goldner gave this album an 8.0 out of 10, summing up that Liturgy is "in full command of its sound, weaving between passages of chaotic release and delicate beauty, it sounds as if Liturgy have finally found some kind of promised land".[5] PopMatters' Nick Soulsby scored 93696 a 9 out of 10 for having "perfectly poised elements in some delicately balanced scheme" and representing "a new pinnacle regarding [songwriter] Hunt-Hendrix’s ability to create songs that are utterly pulverizing because of their relentlessness and compositional complexity".[6]
Track listing
All songs written by Hunter Raveena Hunt‐Hendrix.
- "Daily Bread" – 2:18
- "Djennaration" – 8:20
- "Caela" – 4:54
- "Angel of Sovereignty" – 2:06
- "Haelegen II" – 9:00
- "Before I Knew the Truth" – 4:26
- "Angel of Hierarchy" – 3:13
- "Red Crown II" – 1:49
- "Angel of Emancipation" – 2:48
- "Ananon" – 5:09
- "93696" – 14:51
- "Haelegen II (reprise)" – 1:36
- "Angel of Individuation" – 5:45
- "Antigone II" – 14:08
- "Immortal Life II" – 1:41
Personnel
Liturgy
- Leo Didkovsky – drums
- Haela Hunt-Hendrix – guitar; keyboards; vocals; arrangement; piano on "Djennaration", "Haelegen II", "Before I Knew the Truth", "Ananon", and "Immortal Life II"; Rhodes piano on "Angel of Emancipation", "Ananon", and "Angel of Individuation"; 12 string guitar on "Haelegen II" and "93696"; Wurlitzer electric piano on "Red Crown II"; Marxophone on "Angel of Individuation"; toy piano on "Angel of Hierarchy"; programming on "Djennaration"
- Mario Miron – guitar, acoustic guitar on "Haelegen II" and "93696"
- Tia Vincent-Clark – bass guitar
Additional personnel
- Steve Albini – recording, production
- Cory Bracken – glockenspiel on "Djennaration", "Before I Knew the Truth", "Angel of Hierarchy", "Ananon", and "Angel of Individuation"; vibraphone on "Djennaration", "Before I Knew the Truth", "Angel of Hierarchy", "Ananon", and "Angel of Individuation"
- Jon-Paul Frappiér – trumpet on "Angel of Individuation"
- Hi Lo Singers – vocals on "Angel of Sovereignty", "Haelegen II", and "Antigone II"
- Seth Manchester – mixing
- Caley Monahan-Ward – tracking
- Charlotte Mundy – soprano voice on "Djennaration", "Caela", "Before I Knew the Truth", "Ananon", "Angel of Individuation", and "Antigone II"
- Chris Ott – trombone on "Angel of Individuation"
- Jake Rudin – flute on "Djennaration", "Caela", "Haelegen II", "93696", and "Antigone II"; ocarina on "Red Crown II"
- Prague Strings – strings on "Djennaration", "Before I Knew the Truth", "Ananon", and "Angel of Individuation"
- Richard Salino – tracking
See also
References
- ^ a b Towers, Julian (March 24, 2023). ""93696" is Liturgy at Their Most Maximalist". Features. Bandcamp. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ a b "93696 by Liturgy". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Jurek, Thom (n.d.). "Liturgy – 93696". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Kohner, Kyle (March 23, 2023). "Liturgy's '93696' Burns with Fury and Ecstasy". Album Reviews. Exclaim!. Retrieved June 23, 2023.
- ^ a b Goldner, Sam (March 27, 2023). "Liturgy: 93696 Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
- ^ a b Soulsby, Nick (March 20, 2023). "Liturgy's '93696' Delivers Ecstasy and Intellectual Endeavor". PopMatters. Retrieved June 24, 2023.
External links
- 93696 at Discogs (list of releases)
- 93696 at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
- Overview of reviews from Album of the Year
