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At War with Walls & Mazes

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At War with Walls & Mazes
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)[1]
GenrePost-rock[2]
Length44:17
LabelAnticon
ProducerRyan Lott
Son Lux chronology
At War with Walls & Mazes
(2008)
We Are Rising
(2011)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
Pitchfork7.0/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
The Skinny[6]
Sputnikmusic4.5/5[7]
XLR8R6/10[8]

At War with Walls & Mazes is the debut studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released through Anticon on March 11, 2008.[1]

Critical reception

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Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a dense, meticulously crafted haze of Baroque instrumentation, electronic pulses and hip-hop beats."[5] Matt Gollock of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "This album's a slow burner that'll take a few repeated plays to really hatch, but it's another in a long line of truly innovative records from a rare gem of a label."[6]

Andy Whitman of Paste named it the 2nd best album of 2008.[9]

Track listing

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All tracks are written by Ryan Lott

No.TitleLength
1."Prologue"0:29
2."Break"3:11
3."Weapons"5:01
4."Betray"5:05
5."Stay"3:47
6."Raise"5:41
7."Tell"3:52
8."Wither"4:02
9."Stand"5:33
10."War"4:35
11."Epilogue"3:05

Personnel

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Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Ryan Lott – production, performance, mixing
  • Matthew DeRubertis – bass guitar (4, 6)
  • Katie Kikel – flute (4)
  • Steven Temme – saxophone (5, 6)
  • Eric Stephenson – cello (5)
  • Judson Crane – string arrangement (5)
  • Doc Harrill – mixing
  • Mike Wells – mastering
  • Joshue Ott – artwork
  • Sam Flax Keener – layout

References

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  1. ^ a b "At War With Walls And Mazes". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  2. ^ Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  3. ^ Brown, Marisa. "At War with Walls & Mazes - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  4. ^ McGarvey, Evan (March 3, 2008). "Son Lux: At War with Walls & Mazes". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  5. ^ a b Jayasuriya, Mehan (March 12, 2008). "Son Lux: At War With Walls and Mazes". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  6. ^ a b Gollock, Matt (April 1, 2008). "Son Lux - At war with walls and mazes". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  7. ^ Greer, Nick (May 22, 2008). "Son Lux - At War With Walls And Mazes". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  8. ^ Lopez, Luciana (March 11, 2008). "At War With Walls and Mazes". XLR8R. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
  9. ^ Whitman, Andy (December 8, 2008). "Andy's Favorite Albums of 2008". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
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