Bécs (album)

Bécs is the sixth studio album by Austrian electronic music producer and guitarist Fennesz, released 28 April 2014 by Mego Records. The album has been described as a conceptual and sonic successor to Fennesz's well-received 2001 album Endless Summer and is his first solo release since 2008's Black Sea.

Bécs
Studio album by
Fennesz
Released28 April 2014 (2014-04-28)
GenreElectronica, ambient, glitch
Length43:27
LabelMego
Fennesz chronology
Black Sea
(2008)		 Bécs
(2014)		 Agora
(2019)

Background

Bécs is described as a departure from the drone music influences of Black Sea, instead featuring contemporary pop music structures.[1] Pitchfork noted the album's "twinkly and bright" melodies, with the album's use of distortion "(walking) a tightrope between oceanic envelopment and repellant destruction."[2]

The track "Paroles" is notable for a stripped-down sound that does not feature as many audio effects as most of Fennesz's work.

Reception
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?8.1/10[3]
Metacritic86/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Exclaim!9/10[6]
Fact4/5[7]
Mojo[8]
Pitchfork7.8/10[2]
PopMatters8/10[9]
Uncut9/10[10]

Bécs was well-received by critics upon release; it currently holds a score of 86 from Metacritic, indicating "universal acclaim."[4]

London-based music magazine Uncut praised the album, calling it "an entirely ravishing aesthetic experience."[10] Exclaim! published a similarly adulatory review, writing that, "With Bécs, Fennesz achieves the near-impossible, crafting a musical sequel that retains the energy, vision, and flow of its predecessor."[6]

Pitchfork gave Bécs a generally positive review, remarking that it was "often gorgeous" but arguing that its sonic similarity to Endless Summer "makes you wonder about motivation."[2]

Track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Static Kings"5:46
2."The Liar"4:37
3."Liminality"10:00
4."Pallas Athene"6:10
5."Bécs"5:43
6."Sav"7:35
7."Paroles"3:36
Total length:43:27

References
  1. "Bécs, by Fennesz". Fennesz. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  2. Richardson, Mark (30 April 2014). "Fennesz: Bécs". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  3. "Bécs by Fennesz reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 7 January 2020.
  4. "Reviews for Bécs by Fennesz". Metacritic. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  5. Thomas, Fred. "Bécs – Fennesz". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  6. Sylvester, Daniel (25 April 2014). "Fennesz: Bécs". Exclaim!. Retrieved 8 November 2018.
  7. Pattison, Louis (6 May 2014). "Bécs". Fact. Archived from the original on 9 May 2019. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  8. "Fennesz: Bécs". Mojo (248): 95. July 2014.
  9. Franquelli, Alex (23 June 2014). "Fennesz: Bécs". PopMatters. Retrieved 9 May 2019.
  10. "Fennesz: Bécs". Uncut (205): 76. June 2014.
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