NYC (Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid album)

NYC is an album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid. Hebden and Reid had previously collaborated on three studio albums, with NYC becoming their final release before Reid's death in 2010. Inspiration for the album came from Reid's home city,[1] with the two musicians meeting to record the music over two days in February 2008 at New York's Avatar Studios.[2] The album was released by Domino Records in November 2008.

NYC
Studio album by Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid
Released	18 November 2008 (2008-11-18)
Genre	Jazz, electronic
Length	41:58
Label	Domino Records
Producer	Kieran Hebden
Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid chronology
Tongues (2007) NYC (2008)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	61/100 link
Review scores
Source	Rating
Pitchfork Media	(6.8/10) link
Allmusic	link

Track listing

All tracks composed by Kieren Hebden and Steve Reid

1. "Lyman Place" – 7:05
2. "1st & 1st" – 6:16
3. "25th Street" – 6:28
4. "Arrival" – 9:23
5. "Between B & C" – 5:46
6. "Departure" – 7:14

Personnel

• Kieran Hebden – samples, electronics and guitar
• Steve Reid – drums and percussion

References

1. Neyland, Nick (7 October 2008). "Album Review: Kieran Hebden and Steve Reid - NYC". Prefix magazine. Retrieved 7 January 2013.
2. Cole, Jenni. "Kieran Hebden & Steve Reid - NYC (Domino)". musicOMH. Retrieved 7 January 2013.

External links

• NYC at Discogs (list of releases)
• NYC at MusicBrainz (list of releases)