Elevation
Our rating, out of 100 — and why.
AI-generated from five scored dimensions. An opinion, not a measurement.
InstrumentalCarefully shaped piano and electronic textures give the record a distinct atmosphere, though its slow changes and occasional rhythmic turns do not make every stretch equally compe…
What we noticed
- “Hibari” builds a repeating piano figure against a brittle, granular electronic texture; the following pieces loosen that pulse into more suspended piano and sound.
- “Disko” brings a more pronounced rhythmic pulse late in the sequence, before “Ice” and “Glacier” return to sparse, slowly shifting textures.
- The album closes with “To Stanford” and “Composition 0919,” moving back toward exposed piano rather than ending on the electronic pulse.
- Composition 25% of the score
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7/10
- Craft 20% of the score
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8/10
- Durability 25% of the score
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7/10
- Distinctiveness 18% of the score
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7/10
- Sequencing 12% of the score
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7/10
the writing — melody, harmony, structure, lyrics
production, performance, arrangement
whether it rewards returning to it
whether it sounds like itself
running order, pacing, length
Known within its scene. Reported but not counted — how far a record travelled describes its reception rather than the record, and a newer release has had less time to travel than an older one.
Tracklist
Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.
- 1 hibari 9:02
- 2 hwit 6:29
- 3 still life 4:45
- 4 in the red 5:32
- 5 tama 4:01
- 6 nostalgia 3:39
- 7 firewater 4:10
- 8 disko 3:37
- 9 ice 3:34
- 10 glacier 9:44
- 11 to stanford 3:38
- 12 composition 0919 5:30
Reference: MusicBrainz · Wikidata
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