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Awake

Tycho

Awake

Latest release of electronica and ambient techno from the San Francisco photographer and graphic designer Scott Hansen now working as a three-piece band

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Ghostly
UK Release date
24/03/2014
US Release date
18/03/2014
  1. 9.2 |   Earbuddy

    Tycho’s music is so refreshing in that he demonstrates that there can be electronic music without the rave world to encompass it
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  2. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Strikes that perfect balance of being memorable and addictive without being cloying or laboured
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  3. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    With strength in numbers and the addition of two musical minds, Hansen was able to explore sonic avenues that were previously out of his reach
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  4. 8.0 |   The Music

    More purposeful than earlier works, the songs maintain a meditative soundscape while offering a rich and energetic trance experience. Open your mind to the Tycho sun
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  5. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Put it on in the car and roll down the window, and you'll forget it's on and just let it repeat
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  6. 7.3 |   Paste Magazine

    If it were made just three years earlier, it could have been released as a double CD with his previous album, Dive, without anyone crying foul
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  7. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Though beautifully produced, over 40 minutes these spacious, electronic soundscapes sometimes lack bite. Print edition only

  8. 7.0 |   The Quietus

    There are worse barbs to chuck at an album than that it would make a beautiful accompaniment to some breathtaking scenery
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  9. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    You can hear a band recognising that the journey is important as the destination, and the process important as the final product
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  10. 7.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    More than ever before, these songs spin on their own axes: and that fact alone makes this record as positive a step forward for Tycho as anything
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  11. 7.0 |   All Music

    As Tycho adds more depth and variety to his sound, his music's main success is giving listeners an attractive backdrop for whatever they might be doing
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  12. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    Miserablists will find this album unbearably hard work, as Hansen is so adept at crafting beautiful, but ultimately one-dimensional soundscapes. However, this record undoubtedly has tonnes of appeal, and will satisfy Tycho’s familiars and fans no end
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  13. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    The strong feeling of movement Hansen creates, as he quietly creeps through shades of orangey color, comes packed with dualling strains of sorrow and empathy
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  14. 6.7 |   Consequence Of Sound

    A compelling gallery of electronic minimalism whose emotional depth requires a rich listen and zero passes
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  15. 6.0 |   DIY

    Scott Hansen has offered a stunning escape to the most serene place imaginable
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  16. 6.0 |   Beardfood

    The tunes and the sound is great, but for 40 minutes, it's a tad 'meh'
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  17. 6.0 |   NME

    More laidback and less danceable than its predecessor
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  18. 5.5 |   The 405

    Awake is a very environmental album, but not a particularly emotional one
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  19. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    Awake is completely aware of what it wants to accomplish, but it also comes across as stunted and unvarying in emphasis
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  20. 4.0 |   PopMatters

    Over the eight songs here Hansen struggles to be engaging leaving an album that is pretty, stream-lined, and much too often dull
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