Brookland/Oaklyn

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Brookland/Oaklyn
BrooklandOaklyn.jpg
Studio album by
Alias & Tarsier
ReleasedMay 23, 2006 (2006-05-23)
Genre Electronica, [1] trip hop [1]
Length47:59
Label Anticon
Producer Alias
Alias & Tarsier chronology
Brookland/Oaklyn
(2006)
Plane That Draws a White Line
(2006)
Singles from Brookland/Oaklyn
  1. "Dr. C / 5 Year Eve"
    Released: 2006
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound 5/10 [2]
Pitchfork 7.0/10 [3]
Prefixfavorable [4]
Rock Music Review7.2/10 [5]
Stylus Magazine C+ [6]
XLR8R unfavorable [7]

Brookland/Oaklyn is the only collaborative studio album by Alias & Tarsier. It was released on Anticon in 2006.

Contents

Critical reception

Brian Howe of Pitchfork gave the album a 7.0 out of 10, saying, "for the bulk of it, Alias stays behind the boards and Tarsier behind the mic, resulting in the most enjoyable music to which the producer's name has ever been attached." [3] Meanwhile, Cameron MacDonald of XLR8R said, "no matter how many tricks Alias has up his sleeve, Tarsier's lullaby voice is not strong enough to carry this record." [7] Marisa Brown of AllMusic gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, saying: "The album is so close to being fantastic, and knowing the potential that exists is what makes it so frustrating when Brookland/Oaklyn comes up short." [1]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Cub"4:21
2."Rising Sun"4:40
3."Last Nail"4:54
4."Dr. C"4:33
5."Anon"5:07
6."5 Year Eve"4:41
7."Plane That Draws a White Line"3:59
8."Luck and Fear"4:23
9."Picking the Same Lock"5:54
10."Ligaya"5:27

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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