Hubris is a studio album by Australian musician Oren Ambarchi. It was released on 11 November 2016, through Editions Mego. It received universal acclaim from critics.[3]
Hubris continues "the exploration of relentless, driving rhythms" of Oren Ambarchi's Sagittarian Domain (2012) and Quixotism (2014).[4] It features contributions from Crys Cole, Mark Fell, Will Guthrie, Arto Lindsay, Jim O'Rourke, Konrad Sprenger, Joe Talia, Ricardo Villalobos, and Keith Fullerton Whitman.[4] In a 2024 interview, Ambarchi recalled, "the album slowly expanded during my tour – that's why there's so many different people from all over the world on that record."[5] The album's title is derived from a William Friedkin autobiography.[6] The album was released on 11 November 2016, through Editions Mego.[7]
Ricardo Villalobos' remixes of Hubris were released as Hubris Variation (2016)[8] and Hubris Variation Parts 2 & 3 (2020).[9] The 2019 live recording of Hubris was released as Live Hubris (2021).[10]
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Hubris received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[3]
Daniel Sylvester of Exclaim! stated, "On Hubris, Oren Ambarchi displays the confidence to allow a jumble of musicians and sounds to come off like a beautifully orchestrated, high-concept piece."[12] Jo Kali of Crack commented that "Each additional collaborator helps the rhythms throughout this album gesture towards an almost transcendental state."[11] Lisa Blanning of Resident Advisor wrote, "what makes this record feel special is how naturally it moves to occupy a space between classical minimalism, jazz, rock and electronic music."[14]
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