Awake (Tycho album)

Awake
Studio album by Tycho
Released March 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Genre
Length 36:44
Label Ghostly International
Producer Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Fragments / Ascension
(2013)		 Awake
(2014)		 Epoch
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Consequence of SoundB−[4]
Drowned in Sound7/10[1]
musicOMH[5]
NME6/10[6]
Paste7.3/10[7]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
PopMatters4/10[9]
Sputnikmusic3.5/5[10]

Awake is the third studio album by the American ambient music project Tycho, released on 18 March 2014 by Ghostly International.[11] It is the second album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning with Dive in 2011 and concluding with Epoch in 2016.

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Track listing

All tracks written by Scott Hansen.

No.TitleLength
1."Awake"4:43
2."Montana"5:26
3."L"4:37
4."Dye"5:17
5."See"5:18
6."Apogee"4:20
7."Spectre"3:46
8."Plains"3:17
Total length:36:44

All 8 tracks from this album have been featured in Adult Swim's bumps.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Awake.[13]

  • Scott Hansen – artwork, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, live drums engineering, mastering, mixing
  • Zac Brown – bass, guitar
  • Rory O'Connor – live drums, live drums engineering
  • Count – live drums engineering, mastering, mixing, production consultant
  • Christopher Willits – mastering, production consultant
  • Ricardo Ayala – live drums, assistant engineering

Charts

Awake Remixes
Remix album by Tycho
Released January 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)
Genre
Label Ghostly International
Producer Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Awake
(2014)		 Awake Remixes
(2016)

As of September 2016 the album has sold over 70,000 copies.[22]

Awake Remixes

In December 2015 the group announced the release of a remix album of Awake, which was released digitally on 15 January and physically in May, 2016 on Ghostly International.[23]

No.TitleLength
1."Awake (Com Truise Remix)"5:05
2."Montana (Christopher Willits Remix)"8:05
3."L (Dusty Brown Remix)"4:24
4."Dye (Nitemoves Remix)"5:32
5."See (Beacon Remix)"3:54
6."Apogee (RJD2 Remix)"4:40
7."Spectre (Bibio Remix)"4:18
8."Plains (Baio Remix)"4:36
9."Montana (Few Nolder Remix)"3:17

References

  1. 1 2 Suntharasivam, Josh (March 12, 2014). "Tycho – Awake". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  2. 1 2 "Awake – Tycho". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  3. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Awake – Tycho". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  4. ↑ Lenz, Kristofer (March 18, 2014). "Album Review: Tycho – Awake". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. ↑ Horton, Ross (March 12, 2014). "Tycho – Awake". musicOMH. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. ↑ Welch, Andy (March 14, 2014). "Tycho – 'Awake'". NME. Time Inc. UK. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. ↑ Ham, Robert (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake Review". Paste. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. ↑ Neyland, Nick (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. ↑ Stevens, Nathan (March 17, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". PopMatters. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. ↑ Royal, Jacob (March 7, 2014). "Review: Tycho – Awake". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  11. ↑ Coultate, Aaron (December 17, 2013). "Tycho is Awake on new album". Resident Advisor. Retrieved March 17, 2014.
  12. ↑ "TYCHO "Awake" [ARTPL-049]" (in Japanese). Plancha. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  13. ↑ Awake (CD liner notes). Tycho. Ghostly International. 2014. GI-208.
  14. ↑ "Tycho – Awake" (in Dutch). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  15. ↑ "Tycho – Awake" (in French). Ultratop. Hung Medien. Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  16. ↑ "CHART: CLUK Update 29.03.2014 (wk12)". Zobbel. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. March 23–29, 2014. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Tycho – Chart history: Billboard 200". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  19. ↑ "Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Tycho – Chart history: Dance/Electronic Albums". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  21. ↑ "Dance/Electronic Albums: Year End 2014". Billboard. Prometheus Global Media. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
  22. ↑ "With Vinyl, the Musician Tycho Establishes a Physical Presence". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  23. ↑ "Awake Remixes". Theghostlystore.com. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
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