''Eternal Recurrence'' is an EP by Deradoorian, a former member of

Dirty Projectors Dirty Projectors is an American indie rock band from Brooklyn, New York, formed in 2002. The band is the project of singer-songwriter David Longstreth, who has served as the band's sole constant member throughout numerous line-up changes. The b ...

. Recorded between 2015 and 2016, it was released on

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on October 6, 2017.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Eternal Recurrence'' received an average score of 72, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Paul Simpson of

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gave ''Eternal Recurrence'' 3.5 stars out of 5, calling it "a fine, thoughtful piece of ambient drone-folk that is as challenging as it is assuring." He said, "The release clocks in at less than half an hour, but its meditative nature transcends time, and it feels like a complete work rather than a minor batch of non-album tracks." Scott A. Gray of ''

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'' gave ''Eternal Recurrence'' a 7 out of 10, stating that " 'Eternal Recurrence''pulls back on the rhythmic side of her intercontinental folkloric psychedelia in favour of something more meditative, untethered and texturally focused."

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. *

Angel Deradoorian Angel Deradoorian (born July 18, 1986), also known mononymously as Deradoorian, is a musician based in Los Angeles, California. She is best known for her work with Dirty Projectors as full-time member from 2007 to 2012. She left to pursue a solo ...

– production, additional recording * Ben Greenberg – arrangement (3), production, engineering, mixing * Dave Cooley – mastering * Safwan Dahoul – artwork * Low Limit – layout

References

External links

* {{Authority control 2017 EPs Anticon EPs Angel Deradoorian albums