Epoch (album)

Epoch
Studio album by Tycho
Released September 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
Genre
Length 42:54
Label Ghostly International
Producer Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Awake
(2014)
Epoch
(2016)

Epoch is the fourth studio album by the ambient music project Tycho, released on 30 September 2016 on Ghostly International.[3] It is the final album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning in 2011 with Dive and continuing with Awake in 2014.

The album debuted atop the Billboard Dance/Electronic Charts.[4] The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 59th Grammy Awards.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glider"4:53
2."Horizon"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
4:09
3."Slack"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
4:11
4."Receiver"Hansen4:15
5."Epoch"Hansen5:45
6."Division"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
3:58
7."Source"Hansen4:18
8."Local"Hansen2:53
9."Rings"Hansen4:08
10."Continuum"Hansen1:44
11."Field"Hansen2:40
Total length:42:50

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic76/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
Clash7/8[9]
Exclaim!9/10[1]
PopMatters[2]
Uncut8/10[7]
The Guardian[10]

Epoch received generally positive reviews from critics, having been assigned a normalized score of 76 from review aggregator Metacritic.

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Epoch.[6]

  • Scott Hansen – producer, guitar, keyboards, bass, drum programming, arrangement, artwork
  • Zac Brown – bass, guitar, arrangement
  • Rory O'Connor – live drums
  • Count – Mastering, mixing, production consultant
  • Songs 1, 2, 3 live drums Recorded by Anthony Gallo at Virtue And Vice Studio
  • Additional live drum recording by Peter Franco at Panoramic Studios

Charts

Chart (2016–17) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[11] 170
New Zealand Heatseekers Albums (RMNZ)[12] 10
US Billboard 200[13] 78
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[14] 1

References

  1. 1 2 Barnabe, Dylan (2016-10-05). "Tycho - Epoch". Exclaim!. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  2. 1 2 Sawdey, Even (2016-10-06). "Tycho: Epoch". PopMatters. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  3. Tycho (September 29, 2016). "Epoch". Retrieved September 29, 2016.
  4. "Tycho - Chart history -". Billboard.
  5. Times, Los Angeles. "2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees". LA Times.
  6. 1 2 Epoch (CD liner notes). Tycho. Ghostly International. 2016. GI-279.
  7. 1 2 "Reviews for Epoch by Tycho". Metacritic.
  8. Simpson, Paul. "Review of Epoch". AllMusic. All Media Network. Retrieved February 2, 2017.
  9. Smith, Mat (2017-01-03). "Tycho - Epoch". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  10. Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (2017-01-19). "Tycho: Epoch review – studies in electronic inconsequence". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2017-02-02.
  11. "Ultratop.be – Tycho – Epoch" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved October 8, 2016.
  12. "NZ Heatseekers Albums Chart". Recorded Music NZ. February 6, 2017. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  13. "Tycho Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
  14. "Tycho Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved October 11, 2016.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.