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Xe (Zs album)

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic82/100[1]
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media(8.0/10)[2]
PopMatters[3]
Tiny Mix Tapes[4]

Xe is the seventh studio album by American experimental ensemble Zs. It is their second album to feature guitarist/composer Patrick Higgins and percussionist Greg Fox, noted for his work with Liturgy and Guardian Alien.[5] The album artwork was designed by Tauba Auerbach and was acquired for the permanent collection of the SF MOMA in 2016.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Future of Royalty"2:27
2."Wolf Government"5:59
3."Corps"12:27
4."Weakling"5:49
5."XE"18:12

Personnel

Credit Information taken from AllMusic and the Northern Spy Records website[6][7]

Zs

  • Sam Hillmer – tenor saxophone, pedals
  • Patrick Higgins – electronics, guitar
  • Greg Fox – drums, percussion

Technical personnel

  • Patrick Higgins – producer, mixing
  • Henry Hirsch – engineer
  • Heba Kadry - mastering
  • Tauba Auerbach – artwork

References

  1. ^ "Reviews for XE by ZS". Metacritic. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  2. ^ "Zs:Xe". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 2015-09-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  3. ^ "Zs:Xe". PopMatters. Retrieved 2015-09-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  4. ^ "ZS - Xe". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 2015-09-27. {{cite web}}: Italic or bold markup not allowed in: |publisher= (help)
  5. ^ "Discography — GREG FOX". Infinite Limbs Records. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  6. ^ "XE - Zs Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved 2015-09-27.
  7. ^ "Northern Spy Records Xe". Northern Spy Records. Retrieved 2015-09-27.