Hex (Bark Psychosis album)

Untitled

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.

Reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic
Stylus Magazine	Positive
Head Heritage	Positive

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...". The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Bark Psychosis

No.	Title	Length
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

The Duke Quartet:

• 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