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Fixed::Context

Fixed::Context is the sixth studio album by the Virginian post-rock band Labradford. It was released in 2001 by Blast First and Kranky.

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Fixed::Context
Studio album by
Labradford
ReleasedFebruary 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)
RecordedJuly 2000 (2000-07)
StudiosElectrical Audio
(Chicago, Illinois)
GenresPost-rock, ambient
Length37:07
LabelBlast First/Kranky
ProducerSteve Albini1
Labradford chronology
E Luxo So
(1999) 		Fixed::Context
(2001)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar2
Alternative PressStarStarStarStar3
NME7/104
Pitchfork8.0/105
QStarStarStarStar6

Fixed::Context is the sixth studio album by the Virginian post-rock band Labradford.7 It was released in 2001 by Blast First and Kranky.8

Critical reception

The Guardian wrote that the songs are "all instrumental and all based around an echoey guitar effect that sounds like Duane Eddy playing the theme to Twin Peaks."1 The Dallas Observer called the album "a patiently unfolding tapestry of forgotten memories and the subconscious pleasure of a mind set adrift."9

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Mark Nelson; all music is composed by Labradford.

No.TitleLength
1."Twenty"18:27
2."Up to Pizmo"6:21
3."David"6:35
4."Wien"5:44

Personnel

Adapted from the Fixed::Context liner notes.10

Release history

Region Date Label Format Catalog
United States 2001 Blast First CD, LP krank 037
United States Kranky BFFP 157
References

References

  1. "Pop CD Releases | The Guardian | guardian.co.uk". www.theguardian.com.
  2. Kellman, Andy. "Labradford: Fixed::Context > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  3. columnist (March 2001). "Labradford: Fixed::Context". Alternative Press: 82.
  4. Empire, Kitty (February 16, 2001). "Labradford: Fixed::Context". NME. Archived from the original on March 25, 2010. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  5. Richard-San, Mark (February 20, 2001). "Labradford: Fixed::Context". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  6. columnist (March 2001). "Labradford: Fixed::Context". Q: 108.
  7. "Labradford | Biography & History". AllMusic.
  8. Sprague, David (2007). "Labradford". Trouser Press. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  9. Chamy, Michael (January 3, 2002). "Chamy's Eleven". Dallas Observer.
  10. Fixed::Context (booklet). Labradford. Chicago, Illinois: Kranky. 2001.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
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