Epoch (Tycho album)

{{Infobox album

| name = Epoch

| type = studio

| artist = Tycho

| cover = Tycho - Epoch.jpg

| alt =

| released = {{Start date|2016|9|30}}

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre =

Electronic{{cite web | url = {{AllMusic|album|mw0002988028|pure_url=yes}} | title = Review of Epoch | work = AllMusic | first = Paul | last = Simpson | accessdate = February 2, 2017}}
ambient{{Cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/tycho-epoch|title=Tycho - Epoch|last=Barnabe|first=Dylan|date=2016-10-05|website=Exclaim!|access-date=2017-02-02}}
post-rock{{Cite news|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/tycho-epoch/|title=Tycho: Epoch|last=Sawdey|first=Even|date=2016-10-06|work=PopMatters|access-date=2017-02-02}}

| length = 42:54

| label = Ghostly International

| producer = Scott Hansen

| prev_title = Awake

| prev_year = 2014

| next_title = Weather

| next_year = 2019

}}

Epoch is the fourth studio album by the ambient music project Tycho, released on 30 September 2016 on Ghostly International.{{cite web|last=Tycho|url=http://shop.tychomusic.com/collections/epoch/products/epoch|title=Epoch|date=September 29, 2016|accessdate=September 29, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161001211952/http://shop.tychomusic.com/collections/epoch/products/epoch|archive-date=October 1, 2016|url-status=dead}} It is the final album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning in 2011 with Dive and continuing with Awake in 2014.

The album debuted at the top of the Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums chart.{{cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/artist/tycho/chart-history/elp/|title=Tycho Chart History: Dance/Electronic Albums|magazine=Billboard|accessdate=May 15, 2019}} The album received generally positive reviews from critics and was nominated for Best Dance/Electronic Album at the 59th Grammy Awards.{{cite web|url=http://www.latimes.com/entertainment/music/la-et-ms-grammys-2017-nominations-winners-list-20161205-story.html|title=2017 Grammy Awards: Complete list of nominees|work=Los Angeles Times|date=6 December 2016 }}

Critical reception

{{Album ratings

|MC = 76/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/epoch/tycho|title=Reviews for Epoch by Tycho|publisher=Metacritic}}

|rev1 = AllMusic

|rev1Score = {{rating|4|5}}

|rev2 = Clash

|rev2Score = 7/8{{Cite news|url=http://www.clashmusic.com/reviews/tycho-epoch|title=Tycho - Epoch|last=Smith|first=Mat|date=2017-01-03|work=Clash|access-date=2017-02-02}}

|rev3 = Exclaim!

|rev3Score = 9/10

|rev4 = PopMatters

|rev4Score = {{rating|8|10}}

|rev5 = Uncut

|rev5Score = 8/10

|rev6 = The Guardian

|rev6Score = {{Rating|2|5}}{{Cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2017/jan/19/tycho-epoch-review-ghostly-international|title=Tycho: Epoch review – studies in electronic inconsequence|last=Beaumont-Thomas|first=Ben|date=2017-01-19|newspaper=The Guardian|issn=0261-3077|access-date=2017-02-02}}

}}

Epoch received generally positive reviews from critics, having been assigned a normalized score of 76 from review aggregator Metacritic.

Track listing

{{Track listing

| title1 = Glider

| length1 = 4:53

| writer1 = {{hlist|Scott Hansen|Zac Brown}}

| title2 = Horizon

| length2 = 4:09

| writer2 = {{hlist|Hansen|Brown}}

| title3 = Slack

| length3 = 4:11

| writer3 = {{hlist|Hansen|Brown}}

| title4 = Receiver

| length4 = 4:15

| writer4 = Hansen

| title5 = Epoch

| length5 = 5:45

| writer5 = Hansen

| title6 = Division

| length6 = 3:58

| writer6 = {{hlist|Hansen|Brown}}

| title7 = Source

| length7 = 4:18

| writer7 = Hansen

| title8 = Local

| length8 = 2:53

| writer8 = Hansen

| title9 = Rings

| length9 = 4:08

| writer9 = Hansen

| title10 = Continuum

| length10 = 1:44

| writer10 = Hansen

| title11 = Field

| length11 = 2:40

| writer11 = Hansen

| total_length = 42:50

}}

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Epoch.{{cite AV media notes |title=Epoch |type=CD liner notes |others=Tycho |publisher=Ghostly International |year=2016 |id=GI-279}}

Scott Hansen – producer, guitar, keyboards, bass, drum programming, arrangement, artwork
Zac Brown – bass, guitar, arrangement
Rory O'Connor – live drums
Count – mastering, mixing, production consultant
Songs 1, 2, 3 live drums recorded by Anthony Gallo at Virtue And Vice Studio
Additional live drum recording by Peter Franco at Panoramic Studios

Charts

scope="col"\| Chart (2016–17) ! scope="col"\| Peak position
class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center"
{{album chart\|Flanders\|170\|artist=Tycho\|album=Epoch\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 8, 2016}}
scope="row"\| New Zealand Heatseeker Albums (RMNZ){{cite web\|url=https://aotearoamusiccharts.co.nz/archive/albums/2017-02-03\|title=NZ Heatseeker Albums Chart\|publisher=Recorded Music NZ\|date=February 6, 2017\|access-date=February 3, 2017}} \| 10
{{album chart\|Billboard200\|78\|artist=Tycho\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 11, 2016}}
{{album chart\|BillboardDanceElectronic\|1\|artist=Tycho\|rowheader=true\|accessdate=October 11, 2016}}

References

Category:2016 albums

Category:Tycho (musician) albums

Category:Ghostly International albums

Category:2010s instrumental albums