The Only Place (Scorn album)
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| Released | 2021 | |||
| Label | Ohm Resistance | |||
| Producer | Mick Harris | |||
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The Only Place is an album by Scorn, released in 2021 by Ohm Resistance. Mick Harris commented "The album was made with the only place in mind where I can let go of all the hatred, anger, and darkness that are what fuel Scorn".[1]
The track "Distortion" is a collaboration of Mick Harris with Kool Keith and Submerged.[2] It was released as an EP with four mixes and a fifth, longer mix was brought out on the album.[3] Regarding Kool Keith's lyrics, Harris commented "I knew that he’d nail something, and it’s as simple as that".[2] In June 2021, the album was released and Harris shared the track "At One Point" exclusively via The Wire.[4]
Critical response
[edit]The album received positive responses from critics. The Sleeping Shaman review said "The Only Place is an album to get lost in, to focus a mood on, rather than put on for sheer instant gratification".[5] Igloo Magazine admired the "mangled, rugged and exploratory sonic displays".[6] The Quietus commented "The Only Place demonstrates anew that there is such a thing as a signature Scorn sound – primarily instrumental, driven by dub's celebration of bass, beats and space, at once weirdly comforting and with a strange, forbidding edge".[7]
Track listing
[edit]All music is composed by Mick Harris
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Ends" | 4:37 |
| 2. | "French Field Middle of Night" | 5:02 |
| 3. | "Mates Corner" | 4:18 |
| 4. | "At One Point" | 5:28 |
| 5. | "Thanks for Getting Back" | 4:56 |
| 6. | "After Tasting" | 3:40 |
| 7. | "Tick" | 5:13 |
| 8. | "Something That Was" | 5:09 |
| 9. | "Distortion" | 4:57 |
| 10. | "Don't and Never Have" | 4:28 |
References
[edit]- ^ Breznikar, Klemen (18 June 2021). "Album Premiere of 'The Only Place' | New Album by Mick Harris' Scorn". It's Psychedelic Baby! Magazine. Archived from the original on 18 June 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2023.
- ^ a b Reyes-Kulkarni, Saby (18 June 2021). "Mick Harris, Kool Keith, and Submerged Discuss Scorn's "Distortion"". Pop Matters. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Exclusive – Kool Keith teams up with industrial experimentalists Scorn and Submerged for new single". Juno Daily. 13 March 2021. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ "Tracks - Audio - The Wire". www.thewire.co.uk. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Hunt-Bryden, Mark (21 June 2021). "Review: Scorn 'The Only Place'". The Sleeping Shaman. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Da Sacco, Pietro (14 June 2021). "The Only Place (Ohm Resistance)". Igloo Magazine. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
- ^ Raggett, Ned (28 June 2021). "A Beautiful Space: Mick Harris Of Scorn Interviewed". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 November 2021.
External links
[edit]- The Only Place at Discogs (list of releases)