A I A: Alien Observer

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A I A: Alien Observer
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Studio album by
Grouper
ReleasedApril 11, 2011 (2011-04-11)
Genre
Length39:07
Label Yellow Electric
Producer Liz Harris
Grouper chronology
A I A: Dream Loss
(2011)		A I A: Alien Observer
(2011)		Violet Replacement
(2012)
Singles from A I A: Alien Observer
  1. "Alien Observer"
    Released: April 3rd, 2011

A I A: Alien Observer is the seventh studio album by American musician Liz Harris under the stage name Grouper. It is the second of her two-part album series A I A, released on April 11, 2011, on Yellow Electric. The track "Alien Observer" was issued on April 3, prior to the album's release. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.1/10 [2]

A I A: Alien Observer, along with A I A: Dream Loss , received an honorable mention on Pitchfork 's list of the best albums of 2011. [3] In 2016, Pitchfork ranked Alien Observer at number 21 on its list of the 50 best ambient albums of all time. Staff writer Kevin Lozano wrote: "Liz Harris’ voice has the ability to leave you dumbstruck, speechless, just plain wrecked. It’s so beautiful, it’s almost mythic. Her hums, the barely audible whispers of words, the repetitions of phrases—they are often phantom presences, conjuring spooky action at a distance. [...] Harris stretches her voice into a ghostly chorus. Alien Observer feels material and visceral, but it retains her sense of mystery and emotional resonance." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Liz Harris.

No.TitleLength
1."Moon Is Sharp"6:49
2."Alien Observer"3:57
3."Vapor Trails"9:05
4."She Loves Me That Way"8:34
5."Mary, On the Wall - Second Heart Tone"6:08
6."Come Softly - for Daniel D."4:34
Total length:39:07

References

  1. ↑ Powell, Mike. "Tracks: "Alien Observer" - Grouper". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved November 19, 2022.
  2. ↑ Richardson, Mark (April 18, 2011). "Grouper: A I A : Alien Observer / A I A : Dream Loss". Pitchfork . Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  3. ↑ "Albums of the Year: Honorable Mention". Pitchfork . December 14, 2011. Archived from the original on February 29, 2016. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
  4. ↑ "The 50 Best Ambient Albums of All Time". Pitchfork . September 26, 2016. p. 3. Retrieved April 24, 2018.
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