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Light Falls

Wrekmeister Harmonies

Light Falls

Fifth release from the musical collective led by musician and composer JR Robinson, now featuring members of Godspeed You! Black Emperor

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Thrill Jockey
UK Release date
16/09/2016
US Release date
16/09/2016
  1. 9.0 |   musicOMH

    Once again, this is the sound of Wrekmeister Harmonies reporting back from the edges of existence and experience where, on this evidence, it’s both terrifying and beautiful
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  2. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Robinson’s musical vision is as naturally imposing on a recording as you imagine his grey-bearded, urban-shaman-with-knuckle-tattoos appearance would be in the flesh
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  3. 8.0 |   The List

    The apocalypse has never sounded so beautiful
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  4. 8.0 |   PopMatters

    It’s every bit as volatile as Night of Your Ascension, every bit as cohesive, but there’s a new sort of energy here, a space for the listener to connect to the players, rather than bathing in endless layers of sound
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  5. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    Coheres beautifully into a meditation on the banality of evil
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    Light Falls retains the epic nature of Wrekmeister Harmonies' earlier offerings, but the scope is much more intimate, direct, and accessible
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  7. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    Though it's compositionally beautiful, Lights Falls leaves the listener deeply emotional — both distressed and saddened
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