fixed::context

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Based on 3 reviews
User Score
Based on 37 ratings
2001 Ratings: #214
February 19, 2001 / Release Date
LP / Format
kranky / Label
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ElisPlaylist
94

Thanks again @UltimateLifeFrm for another great recommendation!
I was gonna fly into a fit of rage when I realised I had to listen to this album on YouTube because of the track "Twenty" not being able to stream on Apple Music for some fucking reason, but thankfully the soothing, atmospheric and otherworldly ambient post-rock tracks on this thing managed to calm my nerves. Also, gotta appreciate the subtle and ingenious inclusions of TV static and CD glitches into the instrumentals

chaz
70

the last song really does it for me, the sparce guitar is lovely and the melody is beautiful. the rest is alright, sometimes it gets glitchy or loud in an intrusive way but for the most part, its well done.

Krolljr
70

Thanks @UltimateLifeFrm for the rec!
This was really my first venture into anything explicitly post rock and I have to say it was pretty nice! It's four tracks of instrumental calm and tranquility. As the album goes on it gets progressively less dark sounding, and more and more sparsely beautiful, which led me to like the last two tracks the most out of the four. Especially that last song, which sounded to me kind of like the way that one scene from stranger things looks where Joyce is ... read more

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Track List

1Twenty
18:27
96
2Up to Pizmo
6:21
92
3David
6:35
92
4Wien
5:44
90
Total Length: 37 minutes
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