Eskmo is the debut studio album by Brendan Angelides as Eskmo. It was released through Ninja Tune in 2010.[1] It has received generally favorable reviews from critics.[2]

Eskmo
Studio album by
ReleasedOctober 4, 2010 (2010-10-04)
Genre
Length49:21
LabelNinja Tune
ProducerBrendan Angelides
Eskmo chronology
Ascension
(2003)
Eskmo
(2010)
SOL
(2015)

Critical reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?5.5/10[3]
Metacritic66/100[2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic     [4]
Fact4/5[5]
Mojo     [6]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)A−[7]
Pitchfork4.8/10[8]
PopMatters          [9]
Resident Advisor2.0/5[10]
URB     [11]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 66, based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Svein Brunstad of URB commented that "There's too much noise between the highlights, and even though he has his own signature production, you get tired of listen[ing] to the same industrial basslines and vocal mumblings ten times over."[11] Brian Howe of Pitchfork wrote, "In particular, the record's home stretch is just kind of a mess, seeming to lose all regard for melodic and rhythmic center."[8]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Brendan Angelides

No.TitleLength
1."Cloudlight"3:56
2."We Got More"4:10
3."Color Dropping"4:03
4."The Melody"4:20
5."You Go, I See That"1:54
6."We Have Invisible Friends (Washed Mix)"5:00
7."Become Matter Soon, for You"3:48
8."Moving Glowstream"3:50
9."Starships"4:18
10."Communication"3:10
11."Siblings"4:48
12."Gold & Stone"4:01
13."My Gears Are Starting to Tremble"1:41
Total length:49:21

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

References

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  1. ^ "Eskmo debuts on Ninja Tune". Resident Advisor. August 17, 2010. Archived from the original on December 17, 2022. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  2. ^ a b c "Reviews for Eskmo by Eskmo". Metacritic. Archived from the original on March 4, 2015. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  3. ^ "Eskmo by Eskmo reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Archived from the original on October 6, 2019. Retrieved October 6, 2019.
  4. ^ Anderson, Rick. "Eskmo – Eskmo". AllMusic. Archived from the original on September 24, 2016. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  5. ^ Pishnery, Keith (October 25, 2010). "Eskmo: Eskmo". Fact. Archived from the original on January 26, 2018. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  6. ^ "Eskmo: Eskmo". Mojo (204): 109. November 2010.
  7. ^ Christgau, Robert (January 21, 2011). "Flying Lotus/Eskmo". MSN Music. Retrieved May 5, 2019.
  8. ^ a b Howe, Brian (September 30, 2010). "Eskmo: Eskmo". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on January 31, 2011. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  9. ^ Bergstrom, John (February 28, 2011). "Eskmo: Eskmo". PopMatters. Archived from the original on May 11, 2015. Retrieved December 17, 2022.
  10. ^ Glazebrook, James (October 26, 2010). "Eskmo – Eskmo". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on August 11, 2016. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
  11. ^ a b Brunstad, Svein (November 23, 2010). "Eskmo – Eskmo". URB. Archived from the original on November 24, 2010. Retrieved February 18, 2017.
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