At War with Walls & Mazes
| At War with Walls & Mazes | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | March 11, 2008[1] | |||
| Genre | Post-rock[2] | |||
| Length | 44:17 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Ryan Lott | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[4] |
| PopMatters | [5] |
| The Skinny | [6] |
| Sputnikmusic | 4.5/5[7] |
| XLR8R | 6/10[8] |
At War with Walls & Mazes is the debut studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released through Anticon on March 11, 2008.[1]
Critical reception
Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a dense, meticulously crafted haze of Baroque instrumentation, electronic pulses and hip-hop beats."[5] Matt Gollock of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "This album's a slow burner that'll take a few repeated plays to really hatch, but it's another in a long line of truly innovative records from a rare gem of a label."[6]
Andy Whitman of Paste named it the 2nd best album of 2008.[9]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Ryan Lott.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Prologue" | 0:29 |
| 2. | "Break" | 3:11 |
| 3. | "Weapons" | 5:01 |
| 4. | "Betray" | 5:05 |
| 5. | "Stay" | 3:47 |
| 6. | "Raise" | 5:41 |
| 7. | "Tell" | 3:52 |
| 8. | "Wither" | 4:02 |
| 9. | "Stand" | 5:33 |
| 10. | "War" | 4:35 |
| 11. | "Epilogue" | 3:05 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Ryan Lott – production, performance, mixing
- Matthew DeRubertis – bass guitar (4, 6)
- Katie Kikel – flute (4)
- Steven Temme – saxophone (5, 6)
- Eric Stephenson – cello (5)
- Judson Crane – string arrangement (5)
- Doc Harrill – mixing
- Mike Wells – mastering
- Joshue Ott – artwork
- Sam Flax Keener – layout
References
- ^ a b "At War With Walls And Mazes". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Brown, Marisa. "At War with Walls & Mazes - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ McGarvey, Evan (March 3, 2008). "Son Lux: At War with Walls & Mazes". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Jayasuriya, Mehan (March 12, 2008). "Son Lux: At War With Walls and Mazes". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ a b Gollock, Matt (April 1, 2008). "Son Lux - At war with walls and mazes". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Greer, Nick (May 22, 2008). "Son Lux - At War With Walls And Mazes". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Lopez, Luciana (March 11, 2008). "At War With Walls and Mazes". XLR8R. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
- ^ Whitman, Andy (December 8, 2008). "Andy's Favorite Albums of 2008". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
External links
- At War with Walls & Mazes at Discogs (list of releases)