End Beginnings

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End Beginnings
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Studio album by
Sandwell District
Released28 March 2025 (2025-03-28)
Genre Techno [1] [2]
Length50:49
Label The Point of Departure
Producer
Sandwell District chronology
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(2010)		End Beginnings
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Singles from End Beginnings
  1. "Hidden"
    Released: 15 January 2025

End Beginnings is a studio album by techno group Sandwell District. It was released on 28 March 2025, via the Point of Departure Recording Company, [3] in CD, LP and digital formats. [4]

Contents

Background

The album, released fifteen years after the group's last full-length release Feed-Forward in 2010, was produced by Regis and Function, [5] who are the remaining members of Sandwell District, following the death of long-time member Silent Servant in 2024. [6] Regis commented about the album creation process, "Having a good time is pretty much why you get into it in the first place. And it is fun. I think we feel a lot more fortunate now, especially with what happened with Juan. We're grateful." [5] "Hidden" was released as a single on 15 January 2025. [7] [5]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 6.3/10
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The album received a rating of 6.3 from Pitchfork , whose reviewer Ray Philp noted it as "the sound of the collective letting loose." [6] Louder Than War referred to it as "a majestic combination of cinematic techno and mind-bending dancefloor dynamism." [1] Reid BG of Resident Advisor observed that "the album is flush with clubland missiles, but the songs also reveal mysterious melodies, revealing something more delicate within," stating "It's the sound of techno at its most human—fragile, furious and unflinchingly alive." [2]

The Quietus ' Jon Buckland remarked, "It might not have the initial groundbreaking impact of its predecessor, but End Beginnings pushes the techno continuum on, inch by inch, bleep by alien bleep, beat by rib-crushing beat." [8] In a four-star review, Mojo stated, "Striding purposefully between sinewy, heads-down grooves and contemplative soundscapes, End Beginnings can fill rooms — but is equally devastating on headphones." [4]

Track listing

End Beginnings track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Dreaming"6:58
2."Self-Initiate"6:30
3."Will You Be Safe"6:34
4."Restless"6:15
5."Least Travelled"5:06
6."Citrinitas Acid"5:36
7."Hidden"7:56
8."The Silent Servant"5:54
Total length:50:49

References

  1. 1 2 "Sandwell District Announce Details of New Album, End Beginnings". Louder Than War . 15 January 2025. Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  2. 1 2 BG, Reid (21 March 2025). "Sandwell District – End Beginnings". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  3. ↑ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (16 January 2025). "Sandwell District return with new album, share Hidden". DJ Mag . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  4. 1 2 "End Beginnings". Mojo . No. 380. Bauer Media Group. May 2025. p. 91. ISSN   1351-0193 . Retrieved 15 October 2025– via Archive.org.
  5. 1 2 3 Eede, Christian (15 January 2025). "Sandwell District Reveal New Album, End Beginnings". The Quietus . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  6. 1 2 Philp, Ray (1 April 2025). "Sandwell District: End Beginnings". Pitchfork . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  7. ↑ Lawson, Michael (15 January 2025). "Sandwell District announce first new album in 15 years, End Beginnings". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
  8. ↑ Barry, Robert (31 March 2025). "Sandwell District – End Beginnings". The Quietus . Retrieved 15 October 2025.
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