The album, written by Dienel and produced by Adam Selzer,[3] was released on March 4, 2008, from independent label Dead Oceans.
Receptionedit
The album received predominantly positive reviews. At Pitchfork, the album received a 5.8 rating out of 10, one of its few mixed reviews, with Stephen M. Deusner writing: "Phylactery Factory is a more ambitious, more professional, and more complicated record" than Dienel's first record, "with dark jazz-pop flourishes and compositions heavy with words. It is, however, not quite as rewarding."[2] By contrast, leading French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles described the album as "the spirit of US songwriting in all its humble splendor"; like Deusner, Les InRocks critic Richard Robert described the project as "ambitious" but Robert found it "impeccably realized throughout the album, which, like Dienel's fluttering voice, breathes into every measure a fragrance of freshness rarely found in music with synthesizer."[1] At AllMusic, Stewart Mason gave the album four of five stars, calling the album "a varied, endlessly listenable album" in which "the four-piece band is supplemented by perfectly deployed horns, strings, vibes, and other instruments (including, on 'Hung on a Thin Thread,' what sounds like a musical saw), giving the album a musical depth that matches perfectly with thoughtful songs like the heartbreaking the-war-at-home narrative 'Hometown Hooray' and the jaundiced, romantic ruminations of 'Dreaming of the Plum Trees.'"[4]
Mason as well as Matthew Fiander reviewing at PopMatters noted the success of Phylactery Factory as a second album for Dienel. Fiander wrote: "Phylactery Factory, and the move to White Hinterland, is a huge step forward for Casey Dienel. As a 20-year-old singer a couple of years ago, she showed promise with her first record. Here, by making the move to full band at the right time, she has fulfilled a good deal of that promise much earlier than anyone expected. This is a confident, well-executed, endlessly beautiful record."[3]
^ abRobert, Richard (June 3, 2008). "Phylactery Factory". Les Inrockuptibles (in French). Retrieved June 17, 2017. L'esprit du songwriting US dans toute son humble splendeur...ambitieux, mais impeccablement réalisé tout au long d'un disque qui, comme la voix papillonnante de Dienel, exhale à chaque mesure un parfum de fraîcheur rarement porté par les musiques de synthèse.
^ abDeusner, Stephen M. (March 25, 2008). "White Hinterland – Phylactery Factory". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ abcFiander, Matthew (March 3, 2008). "White Hinterland: Phylactery Factory". PopMatters. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
^ abcMason, Stewart. "Phylactery Factory – White Hinterland | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic". AllMusic. Retrieved June 17, 2017.
External linksedit
Official Website – http://www.whitehinterland.com
March 12, 2024
phylactery, factory, second, album, american, singer, songwriter, casey, dienel, first, under, white, hinterland, name, studio, album, white, hinterlandreleasedmarch, 2008recordedfebruary, 2007genreindie, poplength48, 57labeldead, oceansproduceradam, selzerpro. Phylactery Factory is the second album by American singer songwriter Casey Dienel but the first under the White Hinterland name Phylactery FactoryStudio album by White HinterlandReleasedMarch 2008RecordedFebruary 2007GenreIndie popLength48 57LabelDead OceansProducerAdam SelzerProfessional ratingsReview scoresSourceRatingLes InrockuptiblesFavorable 1 Pitchfork 2 PopMatters 3 AllMusic 4 Contents 1 Album release 2 Reception 3 Track listing 4 References 5 External linksAlbum release editThe album written by Dienel and produced by Adam Selzer 3 was released on March 4 2008 from independent label Dead Oceans Reception editThe album received predominantly positive reviews At Pitchfork the album received a 5 8 rating out of 10 one of its few mixed reviews with Stephen M Deusner writing Phylactery Factory is a more ambitious more professional and more complicated record than Dienel s first record with dark jazz pop flourishes and compositions heavy with words It is however not quite as rewarding 2 By contrast leading French music magazine Les Inrockuptibles described the album as the spirit of US songwriting in all its humble splendor like Deusner Les InRocks critic Richard Robert described the project as ambitious but Robert found it impeccably realized throughout the album which like Dienel s fluttering voice breathes into every measure a fragrance of freshness rarely found in music with synthesizer 1 At AllMusic Stewart Mason gave the album four of five stars calling the album a varied endlessly listenable album in which the four piece band is supplemented by perfectly deployed horns strings vibes and other instruments including on Hung on a Thin Thread what sounds like a musical saw giving the album a musical depth that matches perfectly with thoughtful songs like the heartbreaking the war at home narrative Hometown Hooray and the jaundiced romantic ruminations of Dreaming of the Plum Trees 4 Mason as well as Matthew Fiander reviewing at PopMatters noted the success of Phylactery Factory as a second album for Dienel Fiander wrote Phylactery Factory and the move to White Hinterland is a huge step forward for Casey Dienel As a 20 year old singer a couple of years ago she showed promise with her first record Here by making the move to full band at the right time she has fulfilled a good deal of that promise much earlier than anyone expected This is a confident well executed endlessly beautiful record 3 Track listing editAll songs written by Casey Dienel 4 The Destruction of the Art Deco House 5 57 Dreaming of the Plum Trees 4 52 Calliope 4 50 Hometown Hooray 7 08 Lindberghs Metal Birds 3 44 A Beast Washed Ashore 6 38 Napoleon At Waterloo 3 14 Hung On a Thin Thread 4 26 Vessels 5 00References edit a b Robert Richard June 3 2008 Phylactery Factory Les Inrockuptibles in French Retrieved June 17 2017 L esprit du songwriting US dans toute son humble splendeur ambitieux mais impeccablement realise tout au long d un disque qui comme la voix papillonnante de Dienel exhale a chaque mesure un parfum de fraicheur rarement porte par les musiques de synthese a b Deusner Stephen M March 25 2008 White Hinterland Phylactery Factory Pitchfork Retrieved June 17 2017 a b c Fiander Matthew March 3 2008 White Hinterland Phylactery Factory PopMatters Retrieved June 17 2017 a b c Mason Stewart Phylactery Factory White Hinterland Songs Reviews Credits AllMusic AllMusic Retrieved June 17 2017 External links editOfficial Website http www whitehinterland com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Phylactery Factory amp oldid 1160654307, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
