| That's Harakiri | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | April 28, 2014 | |||
| Recorded | 2011–2012 [1] | |||
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| Length | 32:06 | |||
| Label | Tri Angle | |||
| Producer | Sd Laika | |||
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That's Harakiri is the only studio album by American electronic music producer Sd Laika, released on the label Tri Angle in 2014.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Album of the Year | 76/100 [5] |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.3/10 [6] |
| Metacritic | 78/100 [7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| The 405 | 9/10 [1] |
| AllMusic |    [8] |
| Clash | 8/10 [9] |
| Crack Magazine | 17/20 [4] |
| Drowned in Sound | 7/10 [10] |
| Dummy | 8/10 [11] |
| Exclaim! | 7/10 [12] |
| Fact | [13] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [2] |
| Resident Advisor | 4/5 [3] |
In terms of publication reception, That's Harakiri was positively received [7] [6] [5] 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, [8] [13] 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." [4]
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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