Hubris (Oren Ambarchi album)

Hubris continues "the exploration of relentless, driving rhythms" of Oren Ambarchi's Sagittarian Domain (2012) and Quixotism (2014).^[4] It features contributions from Crys Cole, Mark Fell, Will Guthrie, Arto Lindsay, Jim O'Rourke, Konrad Sprenger, Joe Talia, Ricardo Villalobos, and Keith Fullerton Whitman.^[4] In a 2024 interview, Ambarchi recalled, "the album slowly expanded during my tour – that's why there's so many different people from all over the world on that record."^[5] The album's title is derived from a William Friedkin autobiography.^[6] The album was released on 11 November 2016, through Editions Mego.^[7]

Ricardo Villalobos' remixes of Hubris were released as Hubris Variation (2016)^[8] and Hubris Variation Parts 2 & 3 (2020).^[9] The 2019 live recording of Hubris was released as Live Hubris (2021).^[10]

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Crack	7/10[11]
Exclaim!	8/10[12]
Pitchfork	7.5/10[13]
Resident Advisor	4.1/5[14]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[15]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hubris received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.^[3]

Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! stated, "On Hubris, Oren Ambarchi displays the confidence to allow a jumble of musicians and sounds to come off like a beautifully orchestrated, high-concept piece."^[12] Jo Kali of Crack commented that "Each additional collaborator helps the rhythms throughout this album gesture towards an almost transcendental state."^[11] Lisa Blanning of Resident Advisor wrote, "what makes this record feel special is how naturally it moves to occupy a space between classical minimalism, jazz, rock and electronic music."^[14]