Bloodroot is a 2017 album by Kelly Moran, released on Warp. The album has received positive reviews.

Bloodroot
A series of small black hatchings on a white background with "bloodroot" and "Kelly Moran" hand-written on it
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 24, 2017 (2017-03-24)
Genre
Length30:59
LanguageInstrumental
LabelTelegraph Harp
ProducerKelly Moran
Kelly Moran chronology
Optimist
(2016)
Bloodroot
(2017)
Ultraviolet
(2018)

Recording and release

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Moran composed the work on a prepared piano which she later modified for the 2018 release Ultraviolet.[1]

Critical reception

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Album of the Year sums up the critical consensus as 79 out of 100, based on two reviews.[2] Seth Colter Walls of Pitchfork Media gave the release a 7.8 out of 10 for "melodic ingenuity" with the mix of instruments.[3] In Exclaim!, Kevin Press rated Bloodroot an eight out of 10, calling it "impressive [and] captivating", drawing parallels between several contemporary classical music and avant-garde composers as well as black metal acts.[4]

Track listing

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All songs were written by Kelly Moran

  1. "Iris" – 1:52
  2. "Celandine" – 3:06
  3. "Freesia" – 2:22
  4. "Hyacinth" – 3:24
  5. "Liatris" – 2:10
  6. "Bloodroot" – 3:27
  7. "Calla" – 1:21
  8. "Statice" – 3:21
  9. "Aster" – 2:51
  10. "Limonium" – 2:01
  11. "Heliconia" – 5:04

Personnel

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  • Kelly Moran – piano, electronics, songwriting, recording, production
  • Colin Marston mastering
  • Kevin McKay – cover art

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Ham, Robert (November 16, 2018). "Kelly Moran". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kelly Moran Bloodroot". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  3. ^ Walls, Seth Colter (April 20, 2017). "Kelly Moran: Bloodroot". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
  4. ^ Press, Kevin (March 27, 2017). "Kelly Moran Bloodroot". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
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