Awake is the third studio album by the American ambient music project Tycho , released on March 18, 2014 by Ghostly International .[ 11] It is the second album in a 'trilogy' by the project, beginning with Dive in 2011 and concluding with Epoch in 2016. To date it is his highest charting album in the United States peaking at 23.[ 12]
At Metacritic , which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from critics, the album received an average score of 69, based on 23 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[ 2]
All tracks are written by Scott Hansen
Title 1. "Awake" 4:43 2. "Montana" 5:26 3. "L" 4:37 4. "Dye" 5:17 5. "See" 5:18 6. "Apogee" 4:20 7. "Spectre" 3:46 8. "Plains" 3:17 Total length: 36:44
Japanese edition bonus track[ 13] Title 9. "Awake" (Ametsub Remix) 4:33 Total length: 41:17
Credits adapted from the liner notes of Awake .[ 14]
Scott Hansen – artwork, producer, bass, drums, guitar, keyboards, live drums engineering, mastering, mixing
Zac Brown – bass, guitar
Rory O'Connor – live drums, live drums engineering
Count – live drums engineering, mastering, mixing, production consultant
Christopher Willits – mastering, production consultant
Ricardo Ayala – live drums, assistant engineering
As of September 2016 the album has sold over 70,000 copies.[ 23]
In December 2015 the group announced the release of a remix album of Awake , which was released digitally on 15 January and physically in May, 2016 on Ghostly International .[ 24]
Title 1. "Awake" (Com Truise Remix) 5:05 2. "Montana" (Christopher Willits Remix) 8:05 3. "L" (Dusty Brown Remix) 4:24 4. "Dye" (Nitemoves Remix) 5:32 5. "See" (Beacon Remix) 3:54 6. "Apogee" (RJD2 Remix) 4:40 7. "Spectre" (Bibio Remix) 4:18 8. "Plains" (Baio Remix) 4:36 9. "Montana" (Few Nolder Remix) 3:17
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^ "Awake Remixes" . Theghostlystore.com . Retrieved 2 July 2018 .
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