Eskmo (album)

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Eskmo
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Genre
Length49:21
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerBrendan Angelides
Eskmo chronology
Ascension
(2003)
Eskmo
(2010)
SOL
(2015)

Eskmo is the debut studio album by Brendan Angelides as Eskmo. It was released through Ninja Tune in 2010.[1] It has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.5/10[3]
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
Fact4/5[5]
Mojo[6]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[7]
Pitchfork4.8/10[8]
PopMatters[9]
Resident Advisor2.0/5[10]
URB[11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Svein Brunstad of URB commented that "There's too much noise between the highlights, and even though he has his own signature production, you get tired of listen[ing] to the same industrial basslines and vocal mumblings ten times over."[11] Brian Howe of Pitchfork wrote, "In particular, the record's home stretch is just kind of a mess, seeming to lose all regard for melodic and rhythmic center."[8]

Track listing[edit]

All tracks are written by Brendan Angelides

No.TitleLength
1."Cloudlight"3:56
2."We Got More"4:10
3."Color Dropping"4:03
4."The Melody"4:20
5."You Go, I See That"1:54
6."We Have Invisible Friends (Washed Mix)"5:00
7."Become Matter Soon, for You"3:48
8."Moving Glowstream"3:50
9."Starships"4:18
10."Communication"3:10
11."Siblings"4:48
12."Gold & Stone"4:01
13."My Gears Are Starting to Tremble"1:41
Total length:49:21

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Eskmo debuts on Ninja Tune". Resident Advisor. August 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Reviews for Eskmo by Eskmo". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eskmo by Eskmo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Eskmo – Eskmo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Pishnery, Keith (October 25, 2010). "Eskmo: Eskmo". Fact. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Eskmo: Eskmo". Mojo (204): 109. November 2010.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 21, 2011). "Flying Lotus/Eskmo". MSN Music. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Howe, Brian (September 30, 2010). "Eskmo: Eskmo". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Bergstrom, John (February 28, 2011). "Eskmo: Eskmo". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Glazebrook, James (October 26, 2010). "Eskmo – Eskmo". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Brunstad, Svein (November 23, 2010). "Eskmo – Eskmo". URB. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2017.

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