Lemniscate is the debut album from Los Angeles–based experimental pop band, Vinyl Williams, led by Lionel Williams.
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Released | November 12, 2012 |
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Lemniscate was released through No Pain In Pop (EU) and Williams' own Salonislam imprint (US) on November 12, 2012. Available formats included 12" vinyl album, CD and download. Lemniscate features a mix of genres including electronic, krautrock, psychedelia, rock, shoegaze, pop and chillwave.[1]
Critical reception
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[2] |
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Source | Rating |
DIY | [3] |
Exclaim! | 7/10[4] |
The Guardian | [5] |
NME | [6] |
The Guardian's New Music critic, Michael Cragg, reviewed the album's track Open Your Mind in October 2012,[7] while "Lemniscate" as a whole was featured as Rough Trade's "Album Of The Week" shortly after its release.[8] Other media outlets reviewing the album included This is fake DIY[9] and James Skinner from BBC Music.[10]
Artwork
editThe album artwork is an original photo taken by Jay Bender.[11]
Track listing
editAll songs created and performed solely by songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist and producer Williams.
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Tokyo - Sumatra" | 2:30 |
2. | "Higher Worlds" | 4:09 |
3. | "Stellarscope" | 3:59 |
4. | "Who Are You" | 3:01 |
5. | "Grassy" | 4:21 |
6. | "Object Of The Source" | 2:48 |
7. | "Inner Space" | 4:30 |
8. | "Open Your Mind" | 5:10 |
9. | "Follow Your Dreams" | 7:04 |
References
edit- ^ http://nopaininpop.greedbag.com/buy/lemniscate/
- ^ "Vinyl Williams – Lemniscate". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Young, Martyn (November 12, 2012). "Vinyl Williams – Lemniscate". DIY. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Gormeley, Ian (November 12, 2012). "Vinyl Williams – Lemniscate". Exclaim!. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Hann, Michael (November 22, 2012). "Vinyl Williams: Lemniscate – review". The Guardian. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ Jones, Lucy (January 7, 2013). "Vinyl Williams – Lemniscate". NME. Retrieved June 18, 2020.
- ^ "New music: Vinyl Williams – Open Your Mind". TheGuardian.com. 30 October 2012.
- ^ "Giant".
- ^ "DIY Magazine".
- ^ "BBC - Music - Review of Vinyl Williams - Lemniscate".
- ^ "::: Jay Bender - Artist, Inventor, Educator :::". www.jaybender.com. Archived from the original on 2007-07-03.