Sounding Lines is the fourth studio album by Moritz von Oswald Trio. It was released via Honest Jon's on 9 June 2015.[1] It is the group's first album after Vladislav Delay was replaced by Tony Allen.[2]
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| Released | 9 June 2015 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 49:03 | |||
| Label | Honest Jon's | |||
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Critical reception edit
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 57/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| Pitchfork | 6.3/10[5] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.0/5[6] |
| Spin | 7/10[7] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 57, based on 5 reviews, indicating "mixed or average reviews".[3]
Miles Raymer of Pitchfork gave the album a 6.3 out of 10, commenting that "Their playing has a loose, improvisatory feel but a strong sense of purpose."[5] He added, "The three showcase a strong and singular shared vision, and in the moments where the music pulls you in deep enough to share it with them, it’s a beautiful thing."[5] Andy Kellman of AllMusic gave the album 3 out of 5 stars, writing, "Certain stretches of Sounding Lines are so trimmed and sedate that they're less diverting than anything on the previous Trio releases."[4]
Track listing edit
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "1" | 11:17 |
| 2. | "2" | 6:01 |
| 3. | "3" | 0:40 |
| 4. | "4" | 6:04 |
| 5. | "5 (Spectre)" | 4:22 |
| 6. | "6" | 9:20 |
| 7. | "7" | 7:41 |
| 8. | "8" | 6:55 |
Personnel edit
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Moritz von Oswald – production, synthesizer, electronics, sequencing
- Max Loderbauer – production, synthesizer
- Tony Allen – drums
- Ingo Krauss – engineering
- Ricardo Villalobos – mixing
- Marc Brandenburg – artwork
References edit
- ^ Hudson, Alex (13 May 2015). "Moritz Von Oswald Trio Gets Afrobeat Hero Tony Allen for New LP". Exclaim!. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Coultate, Aaron (13 May 2015). "Moritz Von Oswald Trio return with Sounding Lines". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b "Sounding Lines by Moritz von Oswald Trio". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Sounding Lines - Moritz von Oswald Trio". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ a b c Raymer, Miles (11 June 2015). "Moritz Von Oswald Trio: Sounding Lines". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Finlayson, Angus (8 June 2015). "Moritz Von Oswald Trio - Sounding Lines". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
- ^ Gubbels, Jason (14 August 2015). "SPIN World Report: Mbongwana Star's Congolese Street Music, Fabiano Do Nascimento's Afro-Brazilian Folk Shredding". Spin. Retrieved 24 January 2020.
External links edit
- Sounding Lines at Discogs (list of releases)