Late Night Tales: Floating Points

Late Night Tales: Floating Points
Compilation album by
Floating Points
Released29 March 2019 (2019-03-29)
Genre
Length77:21
LabelNight Time Stories
ProducerFloating Points
Floating Points chronology
Reflections – Mojave Desert
(2017) 		Late Night Tales: Floating Points
(2019) 		Crush
(2019)
Late Night Tales chronology
Late Night Tales: Agnes Obel
(2018) 		Late Night Tales: Floating Points
(2019) 		Late Night Tales: Hot Chip
(2020)

Late Night Tales: Floating Points is a DJ mix album curated by Floating Points for Late Night Tales series, released by Night Time Stories on 29 March 2019. The album includes a variety of genres that influenced Floating Points during the years, including ambient, jazz, soul, psychedelic pop, folk, electronic, and it features artists such as Sarah Davachi, William S. Fischer, Azimuth, Max Roach, and Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, among others.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic81/100[9]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Pitchfork7.5/10[2]
Resident Advisor4.3/5[3]
XLR8R7.5/10[4]
Crack Magazine8/10[10]

Late Night Tales: Floating Points received favorable reviews. Fred Thomas of AllMusic wrote, "...producer Sam Shepherd weaves together an intricate mix of dusky jazz, pastel-colored ambient tracks, and orchestral soul sounds from around the globe that begin to mirror the same patchwork of rhythms and vibes that makes up the best of his Floating Points compositions."[1] Pitchfork's Andy Beta wrote, "Shepherd takes the opportunity to float through an unhurried selection of ruminative, crepuscular music for the wee hours. Unlike his good friend Four Tet's own eclectic contribution to the series, Floating Points keeps the mood consistent."[2] Resident Advisor's Matt McDermott wrote, "Late Night Tales' 17 tracks are unsurprisingly tasteful including many that are impossibly rare. But it's not an overly studied trainspotters' paradise. Many of the obscure songs should appeal to the fanbase drawn in by Shepherd's productions."[3]

Sam Davies of XLR8R wrote that "Many of Shepherd's choices are the product of hours spent listening to music, a penchant for the obscure which is to be applauded, but the true art of DJing, as Shepherd exhibits here, lies in making connections between records—not based on genre or bpm, but because together they create the desired mood, tell a particular story, paint a certain picture; whatever the metaphor, it’s a skill not just in playing music, but in listening to it." Crack Magazine's Katy Hawthorne wrote, "It's no surprise that Floating Points' contribution to the Late Night Tales series feels so healing and patient. The DJ, producer, Eglo Records co-founder and actual neuroscientist specialises in fluid, warming electronic music that has become increasingly mind-bending since his 2009 debut J&W Beat."[10]

Track listing

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  1. "Untitled, Live in Portland" (Excerpt) - Sarah Davachi
  2. "Via Láctea" - Carlos Walker
  3. "Glowin’" - The Rationals
  4. "Chains" - William S. Fischer
  5. "Equipoise" - Max Roach
  6. "Blood of an American" - Bobby Wright
  7. "Express Your Love" - Sweet & Innocent
  8. "A Message Especially From God" - Robert Vanderbilt & The Foundation of Souls
  9. "Gentle Man" - The Defaulters
  10. "Sun Blues" - Allain Bellaïche
  11. "Sea Fluorescent" - Allain Bellaïche
  12. "Moments In Love" (Excerpt) - Kara-Lis Coverdale
  13. "The Tunnel" - Azimuth
  14. "Milk" (Excerpt) - Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith
  15. "Nimb No. 59" - Toshimaru Nakamura
  16. "The Sweet Time Suite, Pt. 1-Opening" - Floating Points
  17. "Ah! Why, Because The Dazzling Sun" (Exclusive Emily Brontë Spoken Word Piece) - Lauren Laverne

References

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  1. ^ a b c Thomas, Fred. "Floating Points - Late Night Tales". Allmusic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  2. ^ a b c Beta, Andy (30 March 2019). "Floating Points - Late Night Tales". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  3. ^ a b c McDermott, Matt (28 March 2019). "Floating Points - LateNightTales". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  4. ^ a b Davies, Sam (27 March 2019). "Late Night Tales: Floating Points". XLR8R. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ Eede, Christian (27 February 2019). "Floating Points To Oversee Next Late Night Tales". The Quietus. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ Guttridge-Hewitt, Martin (27 February 2019). "FLOATING POINTS LOCKED FOR NEXT 'LATE NIGHT TALES' COMPILATION". DJ Mag. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  7. ^ "FLOATING POINTS ANNOUNCES LATE NIGHT TALES COMPILATION". DIY. 27 February 2019. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  8. ^ Slingerland, Calum (27 February 2019). "Floating Points Readies 'Late Night Tales' Compilation". Exclaim!. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  9. ^ "Metacritic review". Metacritic. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  10. ^ a b Hawthorne, Katie. "Floating Points - Late Night Tales". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
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