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Hexadic

Six Organs of Admittance

Hexadic

Guitarist Ben Chasny has based this noisy album on his own 'Hexadic system' of mirrored ascending and descending scales

ADM rating[?]

6.4

Label
Drag City
UK Release date
16/02/2015
US Release date
17/02/2015
  1. 8.0 |   All Music

    Devising a new way of playing heavy music is nothing if not a brave undertaking, and Hexadic rewards significantly with each repeated liste
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  2. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    In Hexadic’s best songs, the reflective and the assaultive are two sides of a coin
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A piece of work that diefies categorisation: it feels mathematically precise, painstakingly composed, entirely freeform and joyfully performed
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  4. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    It is worth persevering however, for there are flashes of brilliance to be found in the constant battle between control and abandon
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  5. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    What this record has in common with its predecessors is minimal drumming, veiled, gauzy vocals buried in the mix and guitar work placed front and centre
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  6. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Psych-folk maverick unveils a new musical language. Print edition only

  7. 6.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Hexadic works best when Chasny dials down the guitar squall and channels his energies towards more nuanced fare
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  8. 6.5 |   The 405

    Barring a full understanding of its workings, Hexadic might be too cryptic to be accessible
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  9. 6.0 |   The Quietus

    Within the wider context of his eclectic discography, this little detour makes perfect sense
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  10. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    Try not to be disappointed when a new musical form fails to manifest itself
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    An extremely spacious freeform set of instrumentals, between folky free jazz and brutal metallic assault. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Neo-psych-folk explorers get audaciously conceptual. Print edition only

  13. 5.0 |   No Ripcord

    Hexadic isn’t short of worthwhile moments
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  14. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Just when Six Organs of Admittance start building up to a soulful, gut-wrenching, bluesy climax, they back off and wander off into more fuzzed-out noodling
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