''Sines'' is the fourth studio album by New Zealand
post-rock
Post-rock is a subgenre of experimental rock that emphasizes Texture (music), texture, atmosphere, and non-traditional song structures over conventional rock techniques. Post-rock artists often combine rock instrumentation and rock stylings wit ...
band
Jakob. It was released through The Mylene Sheath records on October 21, 2014. The album was recorded at Roundhead Studios and Sister Lung Studios in
Auckland
Auckland ( ; ) is a large metropolitan city in the North Island of New Zealand. It has an urban population of about It is located in the greater Auckland Region, the area governed by Auckland Council, which includes outlying rural areas and ...
and
Napier, respectively, mixed by Jeff Boyle and mastered by Chris Chetland.
Rhian Sheehan
Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington. He is known for his fusing of orchestral chamber music and piano, with ambient electronic and post-rock cinematic atmospheres. He has also written ...
contributed the string arrangements. Single "Blind Them with Science" premiered August 1, 2014.
Reception
Upon release, the album was met with generally favorable reviews. Rod Whitfield of ''Beat Magazine'' gave the album a positive review and described the compositions on ''Sines'' as "strange and beautiful soundscapes
eantto enthrall and entrap you" with "much ebb and flow…subtle in its delivery and effect." Whitfield called the use of "real" strings as "dark, melancholic
nd beautiful. He stated that the songs are "long, dense and…quite tough,
utif you let them into your soul they are truly compelling."
Another positive review from Nick Dodds of ''Echoes and Dust'' said the album was "magnificent", "glorious" and "wonderful...Forty four odd minutes of sublime beauty".
In 2015 the album was awarded the
Taite Music Prize
The Taite Music Prize is an annual New Zealand music award event. A prize of the same name (sometimes called the Taite Music Main) is one of five to be awarded. It recognises the best New Zealand album from the previous year.
The prize is named ...
.
Track listing
Personnel
;Jakob
* Jeff Boyle – guitar, synth, samples
* Maurice Beckett – bass
* Jason Johnston – drums
;Production
* Chris Chetland – mastering
* Jeff Boyle – mixing, engineering
* Aaron Harris – mixing
* David Holmes – mixing
* Nick Blow – mixing, engineering
* Jonathan Gardner – engineering
* Troy Kelly – strings engineering (2, 4)
*
Rhian Sheehan
Rhian Sheehan is a New Zealand composer and producer born in Nelson and now based in Wellington. He is known for his fusing of orchestral chamber music and piano, with ambient electronic and post-rock cinematic atmospheres. He has also written ...
– strings arrangement (2, 4)
* Maurice Beckett – photography
* Michael Hawksworth – artwork
* Anthony Flack – layout, design
;Additional musicians
* Malcolm Struthers – double bass (2, 4)
* Rowan Prior – cello (2, 4)
* Ben Knapp – piano (2)
* Andrew Thomson – viola (2, 4)
* Anne Loeser – violin (2, 4)
* Jonathan Tanner – violin (2, 4)
* Rebecca Struthers – violin (2, 4)
References
2014 albums
Jakob (band) albums
Albums recorded at Roundhead Studios
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