Tryptych (album)

For similarly named albums, see Triptych (disambiguation).

Tryptych
Compilation album by Demdike Stare
Released	January 24, 2011 (2011-01-24)
Recorded	2010 (2010)
Genre	Dark ambient, ambient dub
Length	160:32
Label	Modern Love
Producer	Sean Canty, Miles Whittaker
Demdike Stare chronology
Voices of Dust (2010) Tryptych (2011) Chrysanthe & Violetta (2011)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cokemachineglow	81% [3]
Fact	[4]
Mojo	[5]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [6]
PopMatters	6/10 [7]
Sputnikmusic	5/5 [8]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[9]
Uncut	[10]

Tryptych is a compilation album by Demdike Stare, released on January 24, 2011, by Modern Love Records. It compiles the group's 2010 releases, including Forest of Evil , Liberation Through Hearing and Voices of Dust .

Track listing

All music is composed by Sean Canty and Miles Whittaker.

Disc one

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Forest of Evil" (Dusk)	14:30
2.	"Forest of Evil" (Dawn)	10:19
3.	"Quiet Sky"	3:38

Disc two

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Caged in Stammheim"	5:18
2.	"Eurydice"	8:08
3.	"Regolith"	6:00
4.	"The Stars Are Moving"	8:36
5.	"Bardo Thodol"	5:35
6.	"Matilda's Dream"	11:13
7.	"Nothing But the Night 2"	4:54
8.	"Library of Salomon Book 1"	4:38
9.	"Library of Salomon Book 2"	9:39

Disc three

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Black Sun"	2:28
2.	"Hashshashin Chant"	6:20
3.	"Repository of Light"	11:21
4.	"Of Decay & Shadows"	2:37
5.	"Rain & Shame"	4:16
6.	"Desert Ascetic"	4:35
7.	"Viento de Levante"	7:16
8.	"Leptonic Matter"	4:34
9.	"A Tale of Sand"	4:54
10.	"Filtered Through Prejudice"	10:40
11.	"Past Is Past"	9:06

Personnel

Adapted from the Tryptych liner notes. ^[11]

Demdike Stare Sean Canty – producer Miles Whittaker – producer

Production and additional personnel Radu Prepeleac – design Andy Votel  – cover art

Release history

Region	Date	Label	Format	Catalog
United Kingdom	2011	Modern Love	CD, LP	LOVE067

References

1. "Tryptych - Demdike Stare". Metacritic . Retrieved 5 January 2016.
2. Kellman, Andy. "Demdike Stare: Tryptych > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 20 November 2018.
3. Bass, George (10 January 2011). "Demdike Stare - Tryptych". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
4. Hutchinson, Nicky (26 February 2011). "Demdike Stare: Tryptych". Fact . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
5. columnist (4 April 2011). "Demdike Stare: Tryptych". Mojo : 114. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
6. Powell, Mike (2 February 2011). "Demdike Stare: Tryptych". Pitchfork . Retrieved 5 January 2016.
7. Gabriel, Timothy (25 May 2011). "Demdike Stare: Tryptych". PopMatters . Retrieved 5 January 2016.
8. EMERITUS, conradtao (1 February 2011). "Demdike Stare - Tryptych". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
9. Dorof, Jakob. "Demdike Stare - Tryptych". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 26 May 2025.
10. columnist (25 February 2011). "Demdike Stare: Tryptych". Uncut : 82. Retrieved 5 January 2016.
11. Tryptych (booklet). Demdike Stare. Manchester, England: Modern Love Records. 2011.

External links

• Tryptych at Discogs (list of releases)