Beyond the 4th Door
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| Released | March 15, 2011 | |||
| Recorded | 2010 | |||
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| Length | 43:22 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
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Beyond the 4th Door is a 2011 studio album by American psychedelic rock and space rock band Eternal Tapestry. It has received positive reviews from critics.
Reception
[edit]Editors at AnyDecentMusic? rated this release 6.8 out of 10, aggregating 7 critic scores.[3] According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Beyond the 4th Door received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 75 out of 100 from 6 critic scores.[4]
Editors at AllMusic rated this album 3.5 out of 5 stars, with critic Thom Jurek writing that much of this release "is unhurried, sonic meandering with a single pointed focus: to alter the listener's consciousness", drawing on Krautrock, Popol Vuh, Ash Ra Tempel, Cluster, and Neu!, featuring the band "at their most focused".[1] Robert Ferguson of Drowned in Sound scored this release an 8 out of 10, stating that "this record couldn't actually be any more psychedelic if it had a picture of a stoned wizard on the front cover", made of "a kind of darkly ambient series of guitar riffs, the weight of which is quite incredible for a selection of songs which never really seek to propel themselves towards a peak, or use quiet/loud-style tension building devices".[5] Beyond the 4th Door garnered 4 out of 5 stars in Mojo, where it was called "a further refinement of their liquid improv vibe [that] finds the quintet sitting on a mountain looking at the sun, high on Popol Vuh and who knows what else".[6] Editors at Pitchfork Media scored this release 7.3 out of 10 and critic Grayson Haver Currin praised the band for finding new cohesion with an expanded line-up after their several independent releases, resulting in a release that "moves in well-designed waves, never exhausting all its intrigue and energy at any given time".[7] Peter Watts of Uncut gave this album 4 out of 5 stars, characterizing it as "fine brooding spacerock", noting the courage of building up the songs so deliberately "with baby steps, notes tested for strength then played long, low and loud".[2]
Track listing
[edit]- "Ancient Echoes" – 8:07
- "Cosmic Manhunt" – 4:59
- "Galactic Derelict" – 7:35
- "Reflections in a Mirage" – 10:18
- "Time Winds Through a Glass, Clearly" – 12:22
Bonus track on some editions
- "Wave Without a Shore" – 10:29
Personnel
[edit]Eternal Tapestry
- Jed Bindeman – drums
- Nick Bindeman – guitar, vocals
- Ryan Carlile – saxophone, synthesizer
- Yoni Kifle – bass guitar on "Time Winds Through a Glass, Clearly"
- Krag Likins – bass guitar
- Dewey Mahood – guitar
Additional personnel
- Rebecca Carlisle-Healy – design
- Heba Kadry – audio mastering at The Lodge, New York City, New York, United States
- Abraham Ray – recording on "Time Winds Through a Glass, Clearly"
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Jurek, Thom (n.d.). "Beyond the 4th Door – Eternal Tapestry". AllMusic. RhythmOne. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ a b Watts, Peter (April 2011). "New Albums". Uncut. p. 68. ISSN 1368-0722.
- ^ "Beyond the 4th Door by Eternal Tapestry reviews | AnyDecentMusic". AnyDecentMusic?. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Beyond the 4th Door by Eternal Tapestry Reviews and Tracks – Metacritic". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. n.d. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ Ferguson, Robert (March 16, 2011). "Album Review: Eternal Tapestry – Beyond the 4th Door". Drowned in Sound. Retrieved July 16, 2024.
- ^ "Filter Albums". Mojo Filter. Mojo. No. 217. April 2011. p. 97. ISSN 1351-0193.
- ^ Currin, Grayson Haver (April 25, 2011). "Eternal Tapestry: Beyond the 4th Door Album Review". Albums. Pitchfork Media. Condé Nast. Retrieved July 15, 2024.
External links
[edit]- Official website
- Beyond the 4th Door at Discogs (list of releases)
- Beyond the 4th Door at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
