Grapes from the Estate

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Grapes from the Estate
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Studio album by
Oren Ambarchi
Released22 June 2004 (2004-06-22) [1]
Studio
  • Jerker House
  • Big Jesus Burger
  • Nomena [2]
Length55:32
Label Touch
Oren Ambarchi chronology
Oystered
(2003)		Grapes from the Estate
(2004)		Strange Love
(2004)

Grapes from the Estate is a solo studio album by Australian musician Oren Ambarchi. It was released in 2004, [1] through Touch. [3]

Contents

Background

Grapes from the Estate is Oren Ambarchi's third solo studio album for Touch, following Insulation (1999) and Suspension (2001). [4] It consists of four songs: "Corkscrew", "Girl with the Silver Eyes", "Remedios the Beauty", and "Stars Aligned, Webs Spun". [1] Peter Hollo and Veren Grigorov play strings on "Remedios the Beauty". [4] All other instruments are played by Ambarchi. [4]

In a 2024 interview, Ambarchi said, "It sounds like a very relaxed record, but in those days I didn't have a lot of money to go into the studio, so it was done really quickly and quite stressfully." [5]

Release

Grapes from the Estate was originally released on CD in 2004, through Touch. It was followed by a vinyl release in 2006, through Southern Lord. A vinyl version of the album was reissued in 2018, through Black Truffle Records. [6]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Pitchfork 7.9/10 [3]
Stylus Magazine C [4]

François Couture of AllMusic stated, "Definitely of the same lineage as the guitarist's previous albums for Touch, this one sees him perfect his art -- the four pieces sound purer and even more focused -- and expand his instrumental palette." [1] Brandon Stosuy of Pitchfork commented that Oren Ambarchi "unwraps the warm chilliness of past efforts, organizing a languid, abstract world of lulling harmonics and slow-drip tones with the on/off attenuation of strings, bells and percussion." [3] He added, "Grapes from the Estate's ambient clusters navigate a field of emptiness." [3] Ron Schepper of Stylus Magazine commented that the album "offers an inviting space that's peaceful and intimate." [4]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Oren Ambarchi.

Grapes from the Estate track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Corkscrew"9:43
2."Girl with the Silver Eyes"9:39
3."Remedios the Beauty"15:31
4."Stars Aligned, Webs Spun"20:41
Total length:55:32

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [2]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 Couture, François. "Grapes from the Estate - Oren Ambarchi". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  2. 1 2 Oren Ambarchi (2004). Grapes from the Estate (CD booklet). Touch.
  3. 1 2 3 4 Stosuy, Brandon (22 July 2004). "Oren Ambarchi: Grapes from the Estate". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 12 May 2015. Retrieved 9 June 2018.
  4. 1 2 3 4 5 Schepper, Ron (2 July 2004). "Oren Ambarchi - Grapes From The Estate". Stylus Magazine . Archived from the original on 11 January 2008. Retrieved 13 August 2025.
  5. ↑ Richards, Sam (7 March 2024). "Oren Ambarchi: album by album". Uncut . Retrieved 7 October 2025.
  6. ↑ Fosl, Lijah (14 March 2018). "Oren Ambarchi says "okay, I give, I give," reissues newly mastered version of 2004's Grapes from the Estate". Tiny Mix Tapes . Archived from the original on 19 June 2024. Retrieved 13 August 2025.

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