Felt (Nils Frahm album)

Felt
Studio album by Nils Frahm
Released	7 October 2011 (2011-10-07)
Studio	Durton Studio
Genre	Electronic, classical
Length	43:17
Label	Erased Tapes
Producer	Nils Frahm
Nils Frahm chronology
Unter/Über (2010) Felt (2011) Juno (2011)

Felt is a 2011 album by German composer Nils Frahm. It was released on 7 October 2011 on Erased Tapes records. The album's name refers to Frahm placing felt on the strings of his piano, initially to dampen the sound for nighttime playing and later because he liked the sound it produced. ^[1] The album was also recorded with microphones placed deep within the piano, which was seen to provide a more intimate sound. ^[2]

Reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	87/100 [3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
Drowned In Sound	[4]
MusicOMH	[2]
BBC Music	Positive [5]
PopMatters	[6]
Clash	[7]

On its release the album received critical acclaim. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 87, based on 5 reviews which is categorised as "Universal Acclaim". ^[3] In his 8/10 review for PopMatters, Mike Schiller said the album was "sublime and beautiful" and "a humble little masterpiece". ^[6] Al Horner at Drowned in Sound called Felt, "a body of music so intimate and hushed you can practically hear the microphones breathing" and "a captivating listen". ^[4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Nils Frahm.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Keep"	3:27
2.	"Less"	5:33
3.	"Familiar"	3:30
4.	"Unter"	2:37
5.	"Old Thought"	5:49
6.	"Snippet"	4:26
7.	"Kind"	3:23
8.	"Pause"	5:36
9.	"More"	8:56
Total length:		43:17

References

1. "Interview: Nils Frahm". The Milk Factory. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
2. Johnson, Stephen. "Nils Frahm - Felt - Album Review". MusicOMH. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
3. "Felt – Nils Frahm". Metacritic. CBS Interactive . Retrieved 8 April 2015.
4. Al, Horner. "Album Review: Nils Frahm - Felt". Drowned In Sound. Archived from the original on 14 April 2015. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
5. Turner, Luke. "BBC - Music - Review of Nils Frahm - Felt". BBC Music. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
6. Schiller, Mike. "Nils Frahm:Felt". PopMatters. Retrieved 8 April 2015.
7. Wilson, Anna. "Nils Frahm - Felt". Clash Magazine. Retrieved 25 February 2021.