Epoch (Tycho album)

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Epoch
Tycho - Epoch.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 30, 2016 (2016-09-30)
Genre
Length42:54
Label Ghostly International
Producer Scott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Awake
(2014)
Epoch
(2016)
Weather
(2019)

Epoch is the fourth studio album by the ambient music project Tycho, released on 30 September 2016 on Ghostly International. [4] It is the final album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning in 2011 with Dive and continuing with Awake in 2014.

Contents

The album debuted at the top of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart. [5] The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 59th Grammy Awards. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 76/100 [7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Clash 7/8 [8]
Exclaim! 9/10 [2]
PopMatters Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
Uncut 8/10 [7]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [9]

Epoch received generally positive reviews from critics, having been assigned a normalized score of 76 from review aggregator Metacritic.

Track listing

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Glider"
4:53
2."Horizon"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
4:09
3."Slack"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
4:11
4."Receiver"Hansen4:15
5."Epoch"Hansen5:45
6."Division"
  • Hansen
  • Brown
3:58
7."Source"Hansen4:18
8."Local"Hansen2:53
9."Rings"Hansen4:08
10."Continuum"Hansen1:44
11."Field"Hansen2:40
Total length:42:50

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Epoch. [10]

Charts

Chart (2016–17)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [11] 170
New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ) [12] 10
US Billboard 200 [13] 78
US Top Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard) [14] 1

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