Ferndorf (album)

Ferndorf
Studio album by Hauschka
Released October 7, 2008 (2008-10-07)
Recorded October 2007 - March 2008
Genre Electronic, Experimental
Length 44:04
Label Fat Cat
Producer Hauschka
Hauschka chronology
Room to Expand
(2007)		 Ferndorf
(2008)		 Snowflakes and Carwrecks
(2008)

Ferndorf is the fourth studio album by avant-garde musician Hauschka, released on October 7, 2008. The album features more electronic and instrumental overdubs than previous efforts, while still retaining the prepared piano sound Hauschka is usually associated with.[1] On release, it received generally positive reviews from critics.[2]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[3]
Pitchfork Media(7.8/10)[4]
PopMatters[5]
Drowned In Sound[6]
Tiny Mix Tapes[7]

Upon release the album garnered generally positive reviews, and has a Metacritic of 76, based on 11 reviews. Pitchfork commented how "Ferndorf as a record isn't something to get you hearing music in a new way or an open up a new world, but it does succeed very nicely for what it is.",[4] while Allmusic stated how similar it is to the work of fellow Fat Cat musician Max Richter, and how "both have a remarkable talent for honing [sic] in on the sweet spot where classical, avant-garde, electronic and pop music meet."[3]

Track listing

No. Title Length
1. "Blue Bicycle"   5:35
2. "Morgenrot"   3:29
3. "Rode Null"   4:00
4. "Freibad"   4:29
5. "Barfuss Durch Gras"   4:18
6. "Heimat"   3:40
7. "Nadelwald"   3:34
8. "Schönes Madchen"   3:40
9. "Eltern"   4:21
10. "Alma"   2:40
11. "Neuschnee"   3:41
12. "Weeks of Rain"   2:37

References

  1. ↑ "FatCat Records : Releases". Fat-cat.co.uk. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  2. ↑ "Ferndorf Reviews, Ratings, Credits, and More at Metacritic". Metacritic.com. 2008-10-07. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  3. 1 2 http://www.allmusic.com/album/ferndorf-r1426428/review
  4. 1 2 "Album Reviews: Hauschka: Ferndorf". Pitchfork. 2008-09-18. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  5. ↑ Abravanel, David. "Hauschka: Ferndorf". Popmatters.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  6. ↑ "Hauschka - Ferndorf / Releases // Drowned In Sound". Drownedinsound.com. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
  7. ↑ https://web.archive.org/web/20081120063655/http://www.tinymixtapes.com/Hauschka,7238. Archived from the original on November 20, 2008. Retrieved April 21, 2011. Missing or empty |title= (help)
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