| Cerebral Hemispheres | ||||
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| Released | April 13, 2018 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 100:06 | |||
| Label | Alleviated | |||
| Producer | Larry Heard | |||
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Cerebral Hemispheres is a studio album by Larry Heard, released under the Mr. Fingers moniker. It was released on Alleviated Records on April 13, 2018. [1] It is his first studio album as Mr. Fingers since Back to Love (1994). [2]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 80/100 [3] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| NPR | favorable [4] |
| The Observer |   |
| Resident Advisor | 3.3/5 [6] |
| Spectrum Culture | 3.25/5 [7] |
| Spin | favorable [8] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 5 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [3]
Matt McDermott of Resident Advisor wrote, "Though it's billed as the return of Mr. Fingers, Cerebral Hemispheres feels like a culmination of all the music he's made as Larry Heard." [6] James Rettig of Stereogum described it as "an ambitious and sprawling album that crawls up to the two-hour mark, filled with lush and layered instrumentals that pull from soul and jazz and much more." [9] Paul Mardles of The Observer stated that the album "combines the two dominant strands of his oeuvre – ambient soundscapes that reach for the stars, and refined, jazz-flecked songs that possess a mournful quality." [5] He added, "while Cerebral Hemispheres won't win him new fans, it makes clear that, at 57, house's great survivor still has much to give." [5]
Pitchfork included the album on the "Best Electronic Music of 2018" list. [10]
All tracks are written by Larry Heard, except where noted.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Full Moon" | 6:44 |
| 2. | "City Streets" | 6:30 |
| 3. | "Urbane Sunset" | 6:17 |
| 4. | "Sands of Aruba" | 4:39 |
| 5. | "Tiger Lounge" | 4:23 |
| 6. | "A Day in Portugal" | 5:28 |
| 7. | "Sao Paulo" | 4:56 |
| 8. | "Crying Over You" | 5:41 |
| 9. | "Cerebral Hemispheres" | 5:40 |
| No. | Title | Lyrics | Music | Length |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Electron" | 6:09 | ||
| 2. | "Outer Acid" | 5:47 | ||
| 3. | "Inner Acid" | 5:30 | ||
| 4. | "Spy" | 4:51 | ||
| 5. | "Stratusfly" | Paul St. Hilaire | Larry Heard | 5:07 |
| 6. | "Nodyahed" | 5:56 | ||
| 7. | "Qwazars" | 5:41 | ||
| 8. | "Aether" | 6:14 | ||
| 9. | "Praise to the Vibes" | Nicole Wray | Larry Heard | 4:42 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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