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Jul 10, 2015As patient and even elegiac as these sounds get, both “sides” successfully split the difference between, shall we say, swelling waves heard from a distance and the clatter and buzz of gadgets tuning up all around you. And a lot of the implicit distance in between. Buy it.
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Jun 30, 2015Morning/Evening is a gorgeous, daring album that draws its greatest inspiration from a much-maligned genre most often associated with John Tesh and Yanni.
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UncutJul 28, 2015Evening is appropriately darker and, for the first half, more ambient, with sublime, subtle vocals. Radiant stuff. [Sep 2015, p.73]
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Jul 10, 2015Though not always as thoroughly cohesive as Hebden’s best records, Morning/Evening is another more-than-solid outing from Four Tet, largely succeeding on the sheer strength of the second side.
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Jul 7, 2015Eccentric spirit, production mastery and emotional heft put this alongside Four Tet’s very best work.
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Jul 6, 2015This low-key treat finds space both for subcontinental rigour--classical Indian ragas are often categorised by times of day--and effortless prettiness.
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Jun 30, 2015Morning/Evening is beautiful in its own right, if you’re patient.
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Jul 6, 2015The scope and ambition of Morning/ Evening is profound, and will hopefully inspire producers to take bigger chances and not be satisfied with pop- or club-friendly lengths. Even where Morning/Evening doesn't quite work, it's daring and expansive.
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Jun 30, 2015Morning/Evening is 40 minutes of vivid, dreamy, culturally challenging work that reflects not only on the comforts of family, but the cleansing nature of greeting the day and sending it off.
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Jul 16, 2015In its best moments, Morning/Evening is perfectly paced. Less convincing is the Evening side's coda.... Even with these faults, though, Hebden has brought a refreshing addition to his discography.
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Jul 29, 2015Club beats pound on "Morning," then dissolve; "Evening" flips and reverses the arc--an invitation to click "repeat" and play it all day.
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Jul 14, 2015It's not an album about any particular time; instead, it's an album about the passage of time And time always marches on.
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Jul 9, 2015[The music] gurgles gradually into consciousness like the titular binary, the colors of sunrise and sunset enveloping in the electronically rooted compositions.
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Jun 30, 2015It’s clear that Morning/Evening has been inspired by, and tailored for, its respective times of day and this works well. But it feels like the majority of Hebden’s attention has gone into the first side resulting in an enjoyable, if front-loaded album.
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Jul 13, 2015This isn't among the most substantive Four Tet albums, but it does reward repeated casual listening.
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Jul 8, 2015The transitions throughout that first track aren't as seamless as you'd expect from Hebden, but they're also what keeps the music from slipping into the background.
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Jul 6, 2015Whole sections that might feel accomplished if taken as isolated pieces feel misplaced in the economy of these side-long tracks.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 15
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Mixed: 3 out of 15
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Negative: 2 out of 15
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