| That's Harakiri | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Studio album by | |
| Released | April 28, 2014 |
| Recorded | 2011–2012 [1] |
| Length | 32:06 |
| Label | Tri Angle |
| Producer | Sd Laika |
That's Harakiri is the debut studio album by Milwaukee electronic music producer Sd Laika, released on the label Tri Angle in 2014.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 76/100 [2] |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [3] |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [4] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 9/10 [1] |
| AllMusic |    [5] |
| Clash | 8/10 [6] |
| Crack Magazine | 17/20 [7] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [8] |
| Dummy | 8/10 [9] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [10] |
| Fact | [11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [12] |
| Resident Advisor | 4/5 [13] |
In terms of publication reception, That's Harakiri was positively received [4] [3] [2] and landed in the top 40 of the year-end lists of best albums by Crack Magazine (#27) [14] and Fact (#36). [15] These magazines plus other sources spotlighted the blends of menacing, gracious, and humorous tones, [5] [11] with Crack praising its mixture of a dark grime style with "heavily-grooved, twisted melodies that are at times arresting and at others wistful and longing." [7]
All tracks written by Sd Laika.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Peace" | 1:38 |
| 2. | "Great God Pan" | 4:52 |
| 3. | "Gutter Vibrations" | 2:40 |
| 4. | "I Don't" | 2:59 |
| 5. | "Meshes" | 2:41 |
| 6. | "Remote Heaven" | 3:08 |
| 7. | "You Were Wrong" | 3:15 |
| 8. | "Don't Know" | 4:40 |
| 9. | "Peaked" | 1:15 |
| 10. | "It's Ritual" | 2:26 |
| 11. | "Percressing" | 2:32 |
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