Ian William Craig - Centres
Critic Score
Based on 11 reviews
2016 Ratings: #47 / 1004
User Score
Based on 103 ratings
2016 Rank: #162
Liked by 4 people
July 8, 2016 / Release Date
LP / Format
FatCat / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

95
The 405
This dialectical wobble between materialization and disintegration, comprehensibility and ineffability, the "angelic" beauty of Craig's voice and the shrieking death rattles of his physical loops billows through the record.
90
Tiny Mix Tapes

“Craig’s best” is a thought that pops up throughout this record: without having gotten his work down to anything as dead as a science, Craig has become so good at his craft that one might be tempted to call Centres a magnum opus — it’s certainly grand enough.

90
AllMusic

Taking Craig's already distinctive, powerful sound to extremes, Centres is another truly remarkable work.

82
Pitchfork

In a way, the banality of its presentation deepens the impact of his new album Centres, which might be one of the most beautiful, most strange, and most unique things you hear all year.

80
No Ripcord

There’s a lot to take in within Centres’ fascinating contours, as it constantly morphs into different classical concepts, mostly of a minimal nature, without ever dismissing the album’s sunless vacuum.

80
Uncut
There's an addictive, hypnagogic quality to this ghostly combination of ambient noise, treated vocals and bursts if static.
70
Clash
He has vision and ambition beyond the scope of most of us and he is able to bring it to fruition. Long may he find new fans for his challenging but deeply satisfying work.
MusicN
80

A somewhat nostalgic ramble.

The past few months have been the strangest time for me for listening to music, as I feel like a veteran music nerd!
For 5 years now I've had my quest to listen to "all the best music ever" after discovering Spotify and "best of" lists. I'm pleased to say that I've listened to a large amount of the classics and love many of them.

Almost every time I use the "On This Day" feature of this site and look back 5 years, I can often ... read more

100

This is a perfect album. It almost made me weep from the first words - & that ain’t me.

Since then I’ve probably listened to this album start to finish at least 150 times. Great for writing, relaxing, or just elevating your mind

GABRIELinHELL
80

Very good

100

This is a perfect album. It almost made me weep from the first words - & that ain’t me.

Since then I’ve probably listened to this album start to finish at least 150 times. Great for writing, relaxing, or just elevating your mind

MusicN
80

A somewhat nostalgic ramble.

The past few months have been the strangest time for me for listening to music, as I feel like a veteran music nerd!
For 5 years now I've had my quest to listen to "all the best music ever" after discovering Spotify and "best of" lists. I'm pleased to say that I've listened to a large amount of the classics and love many of them.

Almost every time I use the "On This Day" feature of this site and look back 5 years, I can often ... read more

GABRIELinHELL
80

Very good

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Added on: May 6, 2016