Seven Stars (EP)
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| Released | 5 July 2011 | |||
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| Length | 18:05 | |||
| Label | Touch | |||
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Seven Stars is an EP by Austrian musician Christian Fennesz under the mononym Fennesz. It was released on 5 July 2011 through Touch.
Fennesz is an Austrian musician based in Vienna.[2] Seven Stars is his first solo release since Black Sea (2008).[1] The EP consists of four tracks: "Liminal", "July", "Shift", and "Seven Stars".[3] The EP's title track features Steven Hess on drums.[3] Fennesz stated, "I wanted to make a record that has a certain lightness about it and at the same time explore new territory using drums on one track."[4] The EP was released on 5 July 2011 through Touch.[5]
Critical reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Fact | 3.5/5[7] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10[8] |
Jess Harvell of Pitchfork stated, "Seven Stars is a welcome if not surprising dose of what Fennesz has been doing well for a decade now, playing on the thin edge between familiar pleasures and the truly out-there."[8] Brock Thiessen of Exclaim! commented that "It's a calming listen, for sure, highlighted best by the EP's cinematic title track, which comes complete with snail-paced live drum work and slowly strung six-strings."[9] Jonny Coleman of Fact wrote, "Like most of Fennesz's work, Seven Stars would be some romantic shit to die to, equal parts bombast and benevolence."[7]
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[1][10]
- Fennesz – acoustic guitar, electric guitar, bass guitar, synthesizer, computer
- Steven Hess – drums (on "Seven Stars")
- Christoph Amann – recording
- Denis Blackham – mastering
- Jon Wozencroft – photography