Bloodroot | ||||
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Studio album by Kelly Moran | ||||
Released | March 24, 2017 (2017-03-24) | |||
Genre | ||||
Length | 30:59 | |||
Language | Instrumental | |||
Label | Telegraph Harp | |||
Producer | Kelly Moran | |||
Kelly Moran chronology | ||||
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Bloodroot is a 2017 album by Kelly Moran, released on Warp. The album has received positive reviews.
Recording and release
Moran composed the work on a prepared piano which she later modified for the 2018 release Ultraviolet.
Critical reception
Album of the Year sums up the critical consensus as 79 out of 100, based on two reviews. Seth Colter Walls of Pitchfork Media gave the release a 7.8 out of 10 for "melodic ingenuity" with the mix of instruments. In Exclaim!, Kevin Press rated Bloodroot an eight out of 10, calling it "impressive captivating", drawing parallels between several contemporary classical music and avant-garde composers as well as black metal acts.
Track listing
All songs were written by Kelly Moran
- "Iris" – 1:52
- "Celandine" – 3:06
- "Freesia" – 2:22
- "Hyacinth" – 3:24
- "Liatris" – 2:10
- "Bloodroot" – 3:27
- "Calla" – 1:21
- "Statice" – 3:21
- "Aster" – 2:51
- "Limonium" – 2:01
- "Heliconia" – 5:04
Personnel
- Kelly Moran – piano, electronics, songwriting, recording, production
- Colin Marston – mastering
- Kevin McKay – cover art
See also
References
- Ham, Robert (November 16, 2018). "Kelly Moran". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
- "Kelly Moran – Bloodroot". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- Walls, Seth Colter (April 20, 2017). "Kelly Moran: Bloodroot". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
- Press, Kevin (March 27, 2017). "Kelly Moran Bloodroot". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
External links
- Bloodroot at Discogs (list of releases)
- Bloodroot at MusicBrainz (list of releases)