Lemniscate (album)
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Lemniscate is the debut album from Los Angeles–based experimental pop band, Vinyl Williams, led by Lionel Williams.
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[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 6.7/10[2] |
| Review scores | |
| 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[edit]
The album artwork is an original photo taken by Jay Bender.[11]
Track listing[edit]
All songs created and performed solely by songwriter, vocalist, instrumentalist and producer Williams.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 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.
