Ruins
~ Release by Grouper (see all versions of this release, 3 available)
Annotation
Self-released version of 500 copies:
- Letterpressed glued jacket; pale silver on matte black
- Fold-out insert (photos/some lyrics)
- CD of 45 min or so long field recording of a thunderstorm recorded in Aljezur, Portugal with insert
The LP have labels and matrix/runout identical to Kranky release.
All songs/sounds recorded in Aljezur, Portugal in 2011 at a residency coordinated by Galeria Zé dos Bois. Except track B2, recorded @ Mom's in Petaluma.
Annotation last modified on 2022-01-08 04:45 UTC.
Tracklist
| || 1Vinyl | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| A1 | Made of Metal | 1:39 | |
| A2 | Clearing | 4:42 | |
| A3 | Call Across Rooms | 2:59 | |
| A4 | Labyrinth | 3:48 | |
| A5 | Lighthouse | 5:44 | |
| A6 | Holofernes | 1:33 | |
| B1 | Holding | 7:57 | |
| B2 | Made of Air | 11:24 | |
| 2CD | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| # | Title | Rating | Length |
| 1 | Recorded in Aljezur | 48:26 | |
Credits
Release
| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/release/6237251 [info] |
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Release group
| part of: | Vice: The 100 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 54) (order: 54) Pitchfork: The 200 Best Albums of the 2010s (number: 62) (order: 62) Pitchfork: Best New Album (number: 2014.10.28) (order: 525) |
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| Discogs: | https://www.discogs.com/master/750615 [info] |
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| other databases: | https://rateyourmusic.com/release/album/grouper/ruins/ [info] |
| Allmusic: | https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0002735299 [info] |
| Wikidata: | Q18391435 [info] |
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