Hex (album)
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Hex is a 1994 album by Bark Psychosis
. The term "post-rock
" was coined by music journalist Simon Reynolds
in his review of this album for Mojo magazine.
described the Hex as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine....a gorgeously intense 50 minutes...". The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".
The Duke Quartet:
Bark Psychosis
Bark Psychosis are an English post-rock band/musical project from east London formed in 1986. They were one of the bands that Simon Reynolds cited when coining "post-rock" as a musical style in 1994, and are thus considered one of the key bands defining the genre...
. The term "post-rock
Post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of rock music characterized by the influence and use of instruments commonly associated with rock, but using rhythms and "guitars as facilitators of timbre and textures" not traditionally found in rock...
" was coined by music journalist Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds
Simon Reynolds is an English music critic who is well-known for his writings on electronic dance music and for coining the term "post-rock". Besides electronic dance music, Reynolds has written about a wide range of artists and musical genres, and has written books on post-punk and rock...
in his review of this album for Mojo magazine.
Reception
Reception to Hex was generally positive. Melody MakerMelody Maker
Melody Maker, published in the United Kingdom, was, according to its publisher IPC Media, the world's oldest weekly music newspaper. It was founded in 1926 as a magazine targeted at musicians; in 2000 it was merged into "long-standing rival" New Musical Express.-1950s–1960s:Originally the Melody...
described the Hex as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine....a gorgeously intense 50 minutes...". The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".
Track listing
Musicians
- Daniel Gish - keyboards, piano, hammond
- John Ling - bass, samples and programming, percussion
- Mark Simnett - drums, percussion
- Graham Sutton - vocal, samples and programming, guitar, piano, melodica, hammond
- Neil Aldridge - triangle, programming
- Pete Beresford - vibraphone
- Phil Brown - flute
- Del Crabtree - trumpet
- Dave Ross - djembe
The Duke Quartet:
- Louisa Fuller - violin
- Rick Coster - violin
- John Metcalfe - viola
- Ivan McCready - cello
Technical
- Mixed by Bark Psychosis and Roy Spong
- Engineered by Nick Wollage, Mog, Mike Long, Darren Westbrook, Bark Psychosis
- Assisted by Pete Molyneux, Henry Binns, Lee Harris
- Mastered by Chris Blair