Hexagons EP

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Hexagons EP
EP cover esben.jpg
EP by
Released7 November 2011
Recorded2011
Genre Gothic rock, darkwave, ambient
Length19:26
Label Matador records
Producer Esben and the Witch
Esben and the Witch chronology
Violet Cries
(2011)
Hexagons EP
(2011)
Wash the Sins Not Only the Face
(2013)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Consequence of Sound Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svgStar empty.svg [1]
Drowned in Sound (7/10) [2]
Pitchfork (5.2/10.0) [3]

Hexagons is the second EP by British band Esben and the Witch released on Matador Records in 2011 as a digital download. Hexagons was quite well received Consequence of Sound said 'The one thing Esben and the Witch does remarkably well with Hexagons is establish a consistent, ghostly atmosphere right from the beginning and all the way through to the end with...', [4] and Drowned in Sound said 'The Hexagons EP is undeniably portentous in both appearance and sound'. [5]

Contents

Track listing

All songs by Esben and the Witch

  1. The Fall - 2:39
  2. The Flight - 4:15
  3. The Surge - 3:06
  4. The Still - 3:20
  5. The Cast - 4:06
  6. The Thaw - 2:03

Personnel

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