Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band is Ezekiel Honig's fifth album, released October 27, 2008 by Anticipate Recordings.
| Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band | ||||
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| Released | October 2008 | |||
| Genre | Ambient, IDM, experimental | |||
| Length | 44:48 | |||
| Label | Anticipate Recordings | |||
| Producer | Ezekiel Honig | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Allmusic |    [1] |
| Cyclic Defrost | Extremely favorable[2] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[3] |
| XLR8R | 7.5/10[4] |
Reception edit
Critical reception of the album was very positive. Resident Advisor—an online magazine with a focus on electronic music—named Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band as the 13th best album of 2008.[5] In their review of the album, RA reviewer Derek Miller give it a rating of 4.5 out of 5 and stated that "there hasn't been a better 'ambient' album this year."[3] Alexandra Savvides of Cyclic Defrost had strong praise for the album, ending her review with "nothing can come close to describing just how amazing this release really is."[2]
Track listing edit
- "Porchside Prologue" – 1:19
- "Broken Marching Band" – 5:04
- "A Brief Visual Pattern" – 5:06
- "Seaside Pastures part 2" – 5:57
- "Displacement" – 3:35
- "Porchside Economics" – 5:29
- "Material Instrument 1" – 5:27
- "Material Instrument 2" – 4:25
- "Past Tense Kitchen Movement" – 4:40
- "Epilogue" – 3:29
Personnel edit
- Craig Colorusso – guitar on track 9
- Thomas Hildebrand – field recordings on track 2
- Mark Templeton – guitar on tracks 1,6,9
- Twerk – mastering
Porchside Past Tense edit
A single, entitled Porchside Past Tense, consisting of two tracks from the album, was released on 7" vinyl in limited quantities on December 14, 2008, by Anticipate Recordings out of New York City.
Track listing edit
A. "Porchside Economics" – 5:33
B. "Past Tense Kitchen Movement" – 4:40
References edit
- ^ Couture, François. "Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ a b Savvides, Alexandra (2008-10-18). "Ezekiel Honig – Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band (Anticipate)". Cyclic Defrost. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ a b Miller, Derek (October 2008). "Ezekiel Honig - Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band Album Review". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 2009-09-23.
- ^ Wasacz, Walter (2008-11-27). "Surfaces of a Broken Marching Band review". Allmusic. Retrieved 2009-09-28.
- ^ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2008". Resident Advisor. 2008-12-17. Retrieved 2009-09-23.