Sagittarian Domain

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Sagittarian Domain
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Studio album by
Oren Ambarchi
Released28 August 2012 (2012-08-28)
Recorded
  • 26 May 2011
  • 11 October 2011 (strings) [1]
Studio
Length33:35
Label Editions Mego
Oren Ambarchi chronology
Audience of One
(2012)		Sagittarian Domain
(2012)		Quixotism
(2014)

Sagittarian Domain is a solo studio album by Australian musician Oren Ambarchi. It was released on 28 August 2012, through Editions Mego. It received generally favorable reviews from critics. [2]

Contents

Background

Oren Ambarchi was asked to make some music for a film installation by a Melbourne visual artist. [3] He recalled, "There was no brief or much direction from him on what exactly was required." [3] Sagittarian Domain consists of one 33-minute song. [4] Ambarchi's parts were recorded in one studio session. [4] The song also includes contributions from a string trio of Elizabeth Welsh on violin, James Rushford on viola, and Judith Hamann on cello, which were recorded in a separate studio session. [4] Rushford wrote the strings arrangement. [5] The song was featured in Benedict Andrews' production of Every Breath at Belvoir St Theatre in Sydney, in early 2012. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [2]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
Beats Per Minute 65% [7]
Pitchfork 7.3/10 [8]
PopMatters 8/10 [9]
Tiny Mix Tapes Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Sagittarian Domain received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 9 critic scores. [2]

Russell Cuzner of The Quietus commented that Oren Ambarchi "has forged an exquisitely balanced and powerful sound whose apparent simplicity belies a multi-layered exercise in displacement and resolution." [11] Ian Mathers of PopMatters called the album "an excellent example of what Ambarchi can do almost entirely working on his own." [9] Paul Haney of Tiny Mix Tapes stated, "Sagittarian Domain is a noble quasi-failure, an enjoyable and driven jam that, despite its reliance on certain tired tropes of its obvious Krautrock influences, nevertheless succeeds when it focuses its exploration on texture." [10]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Sagittarian Domain
PublicationListRankRef.
The Quietus The Quietus Albums of the Year 2012
40

Track listing

Sagittarian Domain track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Sagittarian Domain"33:35

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [1]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Oren Ambarchi (2012). Sagittarian Domain (CD booklet). Editions Mego.
  2. 1 2 3 "Sagittarian Domain by Oren Ambarchi". Metacritic . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  3. 1 2 Weingarten, Christopher R. (21 August 2012). "Hear Oren Ambarchi's 33-Minute Kraut-Psych-Noise-Rock Odyssey 'Sagittarian Domain'". Spin . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  4. 1 2 3 4 Adams, Gregory (29 June 2012). "Oren Ambarchi to Drop 'Sagittarian Domain'". Exclaim! . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  5. ↑ Friesen, Devin (15 October 2012). "Oren Ambarchi "I'm working on this piece — I'm trying not to work on it too quickly."". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 19 June 2025.
  6. ↑ Raggett, Ned. "Sagittarian Domain - Oren Ambarchi". AllMusic . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  7. ↑ Phillimore, Alex (5 October 2012). "Album Review: Oren Ambarchi – Sagittarian Domain". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  8. ↑ Neyland, Nick (30 August 2012). "Oren Ambarchi: Sagittarian Domain". Pitchfork . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  9. 1 2 Mathers, Ian (7 October 2012). "Oren Ambarchi: Sagittarian Domain". PopMatters . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  10. 1 2 Haney, Paul. "Oren Ambarchi - Sagittarian Domain". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  11. ↑ Cuzner, Russell (30 August 2012). "Oren Ambarchi — Sagittarian Domain". The Quietus . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
  12. ↑ Turner, Luke (30 December 2012). "Apollo's Bounteous Harvest: The Quietus Albums Of The Year 2012". The Quietus . Retrieved 9 February 2025.
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