Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam

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Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
The Comet Is Coming - Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam.png
Studio album by
the Comet Is Coming
Released23 September 2022 (2022-09-23)
Studio Real World (Wiltshire) [1]
Genre Jazz
Length43:32
Label Impulse!
The Comet Is Coming chronology
Trust in the Lifeforce of the Deep Mystery
(2019)		Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
(2022)
Singles from Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
  1. "Code"
    Released: 29 July 2022 [2]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic? 7.5/10 [3]
Metacritic 82/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [1]
Crack 7/10 [5]
Exclaim! 8/10 [6]
God Is in the TV 7/10 [7]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [8]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Spectrum Culture65% [10]

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam is the third and final studio album by English band the Comet Is Coming. It was released on 23 September 2022 under Impulse! Records. [2]

Contents

Background

On 29 July 2022, The Comet is Coming announced the release of their new album, along with the first single "Code". [2]

Critical reception

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam was met with "universal acclaim" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 82, based on 8 reviews. [4] Aggregator AnyDecentMusic gave the release a 7.5 out of 10 based on a consensus of 10 reviews. [3]

At Exclaim! , critic reviewer Chris Bryson said "Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam sees the band finding new pockets to dwell in and galaxies to explore. One of the Comet Is Coming's most distinguishing aspects is the massiveness of their sound, and that comes through again on Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam — the crisp, deft drums, the bass crunch, the alien-firefly-weaving-through-the-sky sax, and the kaleidoscopic synths that fill in the rest." [6] Laurie Presswood of The Skinny described the release as "bass-laden and synthesised, with shimmering inverted pedals that set the stage for extraterrestrial adventures in jazz." [9]

Accolades

Publications' year-end list appearances for Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Critic/PublicationListRankRef
AllMusic AllMusic's Top Albums of 2022NA [11]
DJ Mag DJ Mag's Top Albums of 2022NA [12]
Mojo Mojo's Top 50 Albums of 202218 [13]
TrebleTreble's Top 50 Albums of 202219 [14]
Uncut Uncut's Top 75 Albums of 202228 [15]

Track listing

Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Code"4:15
2."Technicolour"3:29
3."Lucid Dreamer"3:29
4."Tokyo Nights"0:49
5."Pyramids"4:50
6."Frequency of Feeling Expansion"4:31
7."Angel of Darkness"6:57
8."Aftermath"3:13
9."Atomic Wave Dance"4:44
10."The Hammer"3:06
11."Mystik"4:09
Total length:43:32

Personnel

Charts

Chart performance for Hyper-Dimensional Expansion Beam
Chart (2022)Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders) [16] 39
Scottish Albums (OCC) [17] 24

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