Ancient Romans (album)
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| Released | August 23, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
| Studio | Los Angeles, California, US | |||
| Length | 79:28 | |||
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Ancient Romans is the fifth solo studio album by Cameron Stallones as Sun Araw.[1] It was released on Sun Ark Records and Drag City on August 23, 2011.[2]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 75/100[3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [4] |
| The A.V. Club | C+[5] |
| Beats Per Minute | 72/100[6] |
| Cokemachineglow | 77/100[7] |
| Consequence of Sound | B[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.9/10[9] |
| Spin | 8/10[10] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |  [11] |
| Under the Radar |   [12] |
| XLR8R | 8/10[13] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 75, based on 16 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[3]
Paul Thompson of Pitchfork described the album as "another fever dream of dub-mottled organ grind and guitar squiggle, at once elemental and futuristic."[9] Ned Raggett of AllMusic wrote, "Throughout the album the sense is of rough experimentation, a kind of direct curiosity in the collision of sampled loops, echoed vocals, bursting bass, and random moments."[4] Ron Hart of Blurt stated that this album along with the Eternal Tapestry collaboration Night Galley cemented Sun Araw "continu[ing] to redefine the freak-out for the digital age, leading the pack of new young mindbenders looking to rock music down paths not yet explored without fear or frenzy".[14] Adam Kivel of Consequence of Sound commented that "You can't help but move along to some of the entrancing, pulsing drones found on Ancient Romans; altogether, another epic, grandiose, striking LP from one of the best and most underrated musicians of the moment."[8]
The Wire placed the album at number 12 on the "Top 50 Releases of the Year" list.[15]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Cameron Stallones
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Lucretius" | 9:07 |
| 2. | "Crown Shell" | 9:54 |
| 3. | "Crete" | 9:30 |
| 4. | "Lute and Lyre" | 7:01 |
| 5. | "At Delphi" | 11:08 |
| 6. | "Fit for Caesar" | 10:35 |
| 7. | "Trireme" | 6:39 |
| 8. | "Impluvium" | 15:35 |
| Total length: | 79:28 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Sun Araw – performance, engineering, mixing
- Bobb Bruno – engineering
- Matthew Koshak – mixing
- Sonic Boom – mastering
References
- ^ Malitz, David (August 22, 2011). "Quick spin: 'Ancient Romans' by Sun Araw". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Breihan, Tom (June 2, 2011). "New Release: Sun Araw: Ancient Romans". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b "Ancient Romans by Sun Araw". Metacritic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Raggett, Ned. "Ancient Romans - Sun Araw". AllMusic. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Mincher, Chris (August 30, 2011). "Sun Araw: Ancient Romans". The A.V. Club. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Becker, Josh (August 25, 2011). "Album Review: Sun Araw – Ancient Romans". Beats Per Minute. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Goerner, P.M. (August 24, 2011). "Sun Araw: Ancient Romans". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on May 19, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Kivel, Adam (August 23, 2011). "Sun Araw – Ancient Romans". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ a b Thompson, Paul (August 31, 2011). "Sun Araw: Ancient Romans". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Beta, Andy. "Sun Araw, 'Ancient Romans'". Spin. Archived from the original on December 3, 2011. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Reid, Reed Scott. "Sun Araw - Ancient Romans". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Trunick, Austin. "Sun Araw: Ancient Romans (Sun Ark/Drag City)". Under the Radar. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Fallon, Patric (August 22, 2011). "Sun Araw Ancient Romans". XLR8R. Archived from the original on June 10, 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
- ^ Hart, Ron (2011-10-24). "Night Gallery; Ancient Romans by Eternal Tapestry & Sun Araw + Sun Araw". Blurt. Archived from the original on 2011-10-29. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
- ^ "2011 Rewind Chart: Top 50 Releases of the Year". The Wire. December 2012. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
External links
- Ancient Romans at Discogs (list of releases)