release date: May 28, 2012
format: cd
[album rate: 3 / 5]
producer: Charlie Andrew, Mark Bishop
label: Infectious Records - nationality: England, UK
Track highlights: 3. "Tessellate" - 4. "Breezeblocks" (4 / 5) - 7. "Dissolve Me" (3,5 / 5)
Studio debut album by '∆' (aka Alt-J ([Alt] + [J]) released on Infectious Records, produced by Charlie Andrew, and Mark Bishop. The band name is ∆, the symbol known as 'delta', which may be found on a Macintosh computer's keyboard by pressing the 'Alt' tab combined with the 'J' tab, hence the band-name reference to just Alt-J.
The album is an interesting experimental release into art pop and indietronica with folk and electronica elements. I really enjoy some of the tracks but also find that other compositions on the album simply elude my attention. Having said that, the unique sound and style only document that this is a band to look out for. The album generally received positive reviews by most critics but some found it touching on pretentiousness and less attraktive describing labels, however, the album was nominated and awarded the British music prize Mercury Prize Award in 2012 ahead of artists like Richard Hawley, Michael Kiwanuka, and Django Django, and it seems that in the short retrospect, the album has gained reputation.
