Feng Shui (album)

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Feng Shui
Doldrums - Feng Shui.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 18, 2000
Recorded1995 (1995) – 1997 (1997)
Genre Post-rock
Length62:04
Label VHF
Doldrums chronology
Desk Trickery
(1999)
Feng Shui
(2000)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
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Pitchfork (5.3/10) [2]

Feng Shui is the fourth studio album by Doldrums, released on April 18, 2000, by VHF Records.

Contents

Track listing

All music is composed by Doldrums.

No.TitleLength
1."X-Ray Me, Bert"3:14
2."Left in an Airport Gift Shop" (Part 1)4:33
3."Left in an Airport Gift Shop" (Part 2)5:00
4."Left in an Airport Gift Shop" (Part 3)11:00
5."Ascending Copper Mountain" (Part 1)11:08
6."Ascending Copper Mountain" (Part 2)6:02
7."Ascending Copper Mountain" (Part 3)11:49
8."Come Back, Lao Tzu"9:18

Personnel

Adapted from Feng Shui liner notes. [3]

Doldrums

Release history

RegionDateLabelFormatCatalog
United States 2000 VHF CD VHF#32

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References

  1. Raggett, Ned. "Doldrums: Feng Shui - Review". Allmusic. Retrieved April 5, 2013.
  2. Khan, Samir. "Doldrums: Feng Shui". Pitchfork Media. Archived from the original on July 11, 2001. Retrieved April 6, 2013.
  3. Feng Shui (booklet). Doldrums. Fairfax Station, Virginia: VHF Records. 2000.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)