Msg rcvd

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msg rcvd
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 13, 2012
Recorded2011/2012
StudioThe Berwick, Boston, Massachusetts
Genre
Length39:27
Label Northern Spy Records
Producer Kevin Micka / Neptune

msg rcvd is the ninth full length album by American noise rock band Neptune, released on March 13, 2012 by Northern Spy Records.

Contents

Background

The band's website states the album "contains Dark Report, the band's most polarizing song", [1] while one UK reviewer stated "oddball hypno gems like the impressively Can-ish ‘Dark Report’ really pushing the right buttons with me. It’s got that modern post-dub spaciousness paired with lo-fi noisy minimalist compositions for an ethereal, otherworldly ride." [2]

Reception

Craig Johnson of UK-based Louder That War praised the album, [3] as did Scott Scholz in Words on Sounds. [4]

Packaging

‘’msg rcvd’’ was issued worldwide on CD and LP via American avant-garde record label Northern Spy Records. The CD version was released in digipack format. The first 100 vinyl copies were pressed in translucent green vinyl [5] , the remaining were pressed into black vinyl. The cover image is the result of a production error which the band decided to keep.

Track listing

All tracks are written by Neptune

No.TitleLength
1."luminous skull"7:55
2."dark report"10:48
3."rpr"2:35
4."natural systems"1:00
5."negative reversal"8:04
6."dstl signal"7:44
Total length:38:08

Personnel

Neptune

Production

Packaging and design

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References

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