Hex (Bark Psychosis album)

1994 studio album by Bark Psychosis

Hex

Studio album by

Bark Psychosis

Released| 14 February 1994
Recorded| March–November 1993
Genre|

* Post-rock
* ambient

Length| 51:11
Label| Circa
Producer| Bark Psychosis
Bark Psychosis chronology
|  | Hex
(1994)  | ///Codename: Dustsucker
(2004)

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Singles from  Hex

1. "A Street Scene"
Released: 10 January 1994

Hex is the debut studio album by English post-rock band Bark Psychosis. It was released on 14 February 1994 by Circa Records in the United Kingdom and on 11 March 1994 by Caroline Records in the United States. The term "post-rock" was coined by music journalist Simon Reynolds in his review of the album for Mojo magazine.[1]

## Reception

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Professional ratingsReview scores

Source| Rating
AllMusic| [2]
Mojo| [3]
NME| 8/10[4]
Pitchfork| 9.0/10[5]
Record Collector| [6]
Select| 4/5[7]
Uncut| 10/10[8]

Reception to Hex was generally positive. Melody Maker described Hex as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine" and "a gorgeously intense 50 minutes".[9] The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".[4]

Writing about Hex for its 30th anniversary, Mark Lager, in Under the Radar, described Hex as "an aptly named album as it casts a spellbinding hypnosis on the listener. Hex could be considered ahead of its time but more accurately it still sounds lost out of time. It followed in the footsteps of Talk Talk’s Spirit of Eden and The Verve’s A Storm in Heaven and is one of the most experimental records of the 1990s. Hex is a melancholy and wintry song cycle, deeply textured and cinematic, for those lonely moments in the middle of the night."[10]

## Track listing

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All tracks are written by Bark Psychosis, except where noted

Hex track listingNo.| Title| Length

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1.| "The Loom"| 5:16
2.| "A Street Scene"| 5:36
3.| "Absent Friend"| 8:20
4.| "Big Shot" (Sutton, Ling, Simnett)| 5:21
5.| "Fingerspit"| 8:21
6.| "Eyes & Smiles"| 8:31
7.| "Pendulum Man"| 9:54

## Personnel

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Bark Psychosis

* Graham Sutton – vocals, samples and programming, guitar, piano, melodica, hammond
* John Ling – bass, samples and programming, percussion
* Mark Simnett – drums, percussion
* Daniel Gish – keyboards, piano, hammond

Other Musicians

* Neil Aldridge – triangle, programming
* Pete Beresford – vibraphone
* Phil Brown – flute
* Del Crabtree – trumpet
* Dave Ross – djembe
* The Duke Quartet:
* Louisa Fuller – violin
* Rick Coster – violin
* John Metcalfe – viola
* Ivan McCready – cello

Technical personnel

* Bark Psychosis – mixing, engineering
* Roy Spong – mixing
* Nick Wollage – engineering
* Mog – engineering
* Darren Westbrook – engineering
* Pete Molyneux – assistance
* Henry Binns – assistance
* Lee Harris – assistance
* Chris Blair – mastering

## Charts

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Chart performance for Hex Chart (2017)  | Peak
position

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UK Independent Albums (OCC)[11] | 48

## Notes

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1. ^ Reynolds, Simon (March 1994). "Bark Psychosis: Hex". Mojo. No. 4. Retrieved 26 September 2010.
2. ^ Ankeny, Jason. "Hex – Bark Psychosis". AllMusic. Retrieved 30 March 2018.
3. ^ Chick, Stevie (October 2017). "Bark Psychosis: Hex". Mojo. No. 287\. p. 105.
4. ^ a b "Bark Psychosis: Hex". NME. 19 February 1994. p. 43.
5. ^ Joyce, Colin (21 April 2024). "Bark Psychosis: Hex Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 21 April 2024.
6. ^ Moores, JR (October 2017). "Bark Psychosis – Hex". Record Collector. No. 471. Retrieved 14 October 2018.
7. ^ Morrison, Dave (March 1994). "Bark Psychosis: Hex". Select. No. 45\. p. 74.
8. ^ Dale, Jon (20 September 2017). "Bark Psychosis – Hex". Uncut. Archived from the original on 20 September 2017. Retrieved 25 May 2018.
9. ^ "Bark Psychosis: Hex". Melody Maker. 12 February 1994. p. 73.
10. ^ Lager, Mark (23 February 2024). "Bark Psychosis - Reflecting on the 30th Anniversary of Hex". Under the Radar.
11. ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 27 June 2018.

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* MusicBrainz release group

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