Black Sea (Fennesz album)

Black Sea
Studio album by Fennesz
Released	November 25, 2008
Genre	Ambient, glitch
Length	52:02
Label	Touch
Fennesz chronology
Venice (2004) Black Sea (2008) Bécs (2014)
Alternative Cover
LP Cover

Black Sea is the fourth studio album by the Austrian electronic musician Fennesz. The LP was released on November 25, 2008, while a CD release followed on December 9, 2008 with different artwork. ^[1] The track "Saffron Revolution" was released as a single prior to the release of the album.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	80/100 [2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Phoenix	[4]
Pitchfork	8.4/10 [5]
Slant Magazine	[6]
Headphone Commute	no rating [7]
PopMatters	7/10 [8]
Resident Advisor	[9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Black Sea received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 12 critic scores. ^[2]

Track listing

1. "Black Sea" - 10:11
2. "The Colour of Three" - 8:06
3. "Perfume For Winter" - 4:35
4. "Grey Scale" - 4:09
5. "Glide" - 9:22
6. "Vacuum" - 3:58
7. "Glass Ceiling" - 5:49
8. "Saffron Revolution" - 5:52

Tracks 2 and 6 do not appear on the vinyl version.

References

1. Fennesz Reveals New Album Archived October 25, 2008, at the Wayback Machine ; retrieved on 2008-11-14
2. "Black Sea by Fennesz". Metacritic . Retrieved 7 October 2016.
3. AllMusic
4. The Phoenix
5. Pitchfork
6. Slant Magazine
7. Headphone Commute
8. PopMatters
9. Resident Advisor

External links

• Black Sea at Metacritic
• Black Sea at Discogs (list of releases)