Atomos (album)

Atomos is the second album by ambient music duo A Winged Victory for the Sullen. The album was released on October 6, 2014 on the labels Erased Tapes and Kranky.[10]

Atomos
Studio album by
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
ReleasedOctober 6, 2014 (2014-10-06)
RecordedSummer 2013
Genre
Length61:07
LabelKranky, Erased Tapes
A Winged Victory for the Sullen chronology
A Winged Victory for the Sullen
(2011)		 Atomos
(2014)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]
Exclaim![3]
musicOMH[4]
Clash(9/10)[5]
The Line of Best Fit(8/10)[6]
The 405(8/10)[7]
Pitchfork Media(7.3/10)[8]
Tiny Mix Tapes[9]

The album contains the music from Atomos, a dance piece by choreographer Wayne McGregor and his company Wayne McGregor Random Dance. The music was recorded in Summer 2013, in studios in Brussels, Berlin and Reykjavik. Regarding the recording process, pianist Dustin O'Halloran has commented: "We never imagined 2013 would be such an explosively creative year. The first record took us two years from start to finish, but in the micro span of time over last summer we were able to change the formula for the way we write, record, and let go. It was incredibly liberating."[10] The dance piece premiered at Sadler's Wells, London, on 9 October 2013.[11]

The album was preceded by the Atomos VII EP, which was released on April 28, 2014. Besides the title track, the EP also contained 'Minuet For A Cheap Piano Number One' (an outtake from the A Winged Victory for the Sullen album sessions) and a reinterpretation of 'Atomos VII' by Australian composer Ben Frost.[12]

Track listing [13]
No.TitleLength
1."Atomos I"10:22
2."Atomos II"4:19
3."Atomos III"4:56
4."Atomos V"4:12
5."Atomos VI"7:24
6."Atomos VII"7:51
7."Atomos VIII"5:14
8."Atomos IX"4:16
9."Atomos X"4:18
10."Atomos XI"5:26
11."Atomos XII"4:09
Total length:61:07

Personnel
  • Charlotte Danhier - Cello
  • Francesco Donadello - Engineer, Mixing
  • Ben Frost - Engineer
  • Nayon Han - Cello
  • Christelle Heinen - Cello
  • Margaret Hermant - Harp, Violin
  • Arthur Hornig - Cello
  • Isabelle Klemt - Cello
  • Bo Kondren - Mastering
  • Neil Leiter - Viola
  • Craig McCaffrey - Artwork
  • Dustin O'Halloran - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Primary Artist, Score
  • Sophie Bayet - Violin
  • Adam Bryanbaum Wiltzie - Arranger, Composer, Engineer, Primary Artist, Score
  • A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Primary Artist

Credits adapted from AllMusic.[14]

gollark: They're working on ORC to replace that.
gollark: Like the thread-local garbage collected heaps.
gollark: I'm using Nim quite extensively now, which is nice apart from some weird quirks.
gollark: I just remain slightly dissatisfied with all programming languages in existence, it's great.
gollark: The entire language is stacks of accursed mold, apart from some recent nice things like destructuring.

References
  1. "Atomos - A Winged Victory for the Sullen". Metacritic. CBS Interactive Inc. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". Allmusic. Retrieved 3 October 2014.
  3. Ranta, Alan (9 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  4. Johnson, Steven (4 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". musicOMH. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  5. James, Gareth (2 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". Clash. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  6. Goggins, Joe (3 October 2014). "Atomos by A Winged Victory for the Sullen". The Line of Best Fit. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  7. Greer, Jonathan (9 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". The 405. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  8. Howe, Brian (16 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  9. Weil, Stephen (16 October 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen - Atomos". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
  10. "AWVFTS Announce New 'Atomos' Album - a winged victory for the sullen". Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  11. W., Hugh (5 September 2014). "A Winged Victory for the Sullen share teaser for next full-length Atomos, announce tour dates". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 9 October 2014.
  12. "ATOMOS VII - Full Album Stream - a winged victory for the sullen". Archived from the original on 29 September 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2014.
  13. "Atomos by A Winged Victory for the Sullen". Retrieved 12 October 2014.
  14. "Atomos - A Winged Victory for the Sullen Credits". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 20 October 2014.
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