Rivington Não Rio is a studio album by American producer Guillermo Scott Herren under his alias of Prefuse 73, released by Temporary Residence Limited in 2015. Rivington Não Rio was Herren's first album since 2011's The Only She Chapters, after which he was told by his label that they would not be accepting more material from him. After the release, he spent his time away from music and then later collaborating with other artists and attempting to start a new label called Yellow Year.
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| Released | May 12, 2015 | |||
| Length | 43:37 | |||
| Label | Temporary Residence Limited | |||
| Producer | Guillermo Scott Herren[1] | |||
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After four years since his past album, Herren signed to Temporary Residence Limited and released two EPs along with Rivington Não Rio in 2015. The album received generally favorable reviews.
Background and production
editIn 2011, after releasing The Only She Chapters, Herron's eighth album for Warp, the label informed Herren that it would not accept any more material from him.[2] This led to the rights to the master recordings of his material to be kept with the label.[2] Herren was not sure why he was dropped by Warp and felt unsure about what direction to take next.[2] Herren worked with Teebs (real name Mtendere Mandowa) creating a group called Sons of the Morning.[2] In 2013, he launched a label called Yellow Year, which would release an album titled Speak Soon a collaboration between Herren and many contemporary and older musicians including Mandowa and Chung as well as the reclusive Swiss musician Dimitri Grimm, aka Dimlite. Herren embarked on a month-long American tour in January 2014 under the Yellow Year banner, but the album was not released due to creative and operational differences.[2] The remainder of 2014 was spent looking for a label to release his new material. Under the recommendation of musicians Nigel Godrich and Kieran Hebden, Herron signed to Temporary Residence Limited.[2]
Including the album, Herron released two EPs through the label in 2015. The music on the EPs was written in a six-month period following the album being handed in at the label.[2]
Release
editRivington Não Rio was released on May 12, 2015 on the Temporary Residence Limited label.[3][4] The album was part of a group of releases, including the Forsyth Garden EP on April 28, 2015 and the Every Color of Darkness EP on July 14, 2015.[4]
Reception
edit| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | (76/100)[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| Consequence of Sound | B+[7] |
| Exclaim! | (8/10)[8] |
| Pitchfork Media | (7.8/10)[9] |
| PopMatters |   [10] |
| The Skinny | [11] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received an average score of 76, based on 6 reviews indicating "generally favorable reviews".[5]
Track listing
edit| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Señora 95 (Intro)" | 1:00 |
| 2. | "Applauded Assumptions" | 5:21 |
| 3. | "Quiet One" (featuring Rob Crow) | 4:09 |
| 4. | "Through a Lit and Darkened Path, Pts. 1 & 2" | 6:48 |
| 5. | "Inside" | 4:21 |
| 6. | "Infrared" (featuring Sam Dew) | 3:27 |
| 7. | "Jacinto Lyric Range" | 3:20 |
| 8. | "140 Jabs Interlude" (featuring Milo and Busdriver) | 2:27 |
| 9. | "See More Than Just Stars" (featuring Helado Negro) | 4:28 |
| 10. | "Mojav Mating Call" | 5:00 |
| 11. | "Open Nerve Farewells" | 3:16 |
References
edit- ^ "Rivington Não Rio - Prefuse 73 : Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ a b c d e f g Fintoni, Laurent (April 28, 2015). "Unraveling Prefuse 73, the producer hip-hop never knew it needed". Fact. Retrieved May 22, 2015.
- ^ Fact Team (February 4, 2015). "Prefuse 73 details back-to-basics Rivington Não Rio LP — stream 'Infrared' now". Fact. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ a b Payne, Chris (May 5, 2015). "Prefuse 73 Premieres Spacey New Album 'Rivington Não Rio'". Billboard. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ a b "Review for Rivington Não Rio". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Rivington Não Rio - Prefuse 73". AllMusic. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Pearce, Sheldon (May 7, 2015). "Prefuse 73 - Rivington Nao Rio - Review". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved December 15, 2014.
- ^ Keating, Daryl (May 11, 2015). "Prefuse 73 Rivington Não Rio". Exclaim!. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Hart, Ron (May 14, 2015). "Prefuse 73: Rivington Não Rio". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved May 25, 2015.
- ^ Hardmeyer, Casey (May 20, 2015). "Prefuse 73: Rivington Nao Rio". PopMatters. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
- ^ Brown, Luisa (April 30, 2015). "Prefuse 73 – Rivington Não Rio". The Skinny. Retrieved June 4, 2015.
External links
edit- Rivington Não Rio at Discogs (list of releases)