Temple IV
| Temple IV | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1 January 1996 | |||
| Recorded | 15–22 January 1995 | |||
| Studio | 324 East 13th Street (New York City, US) | |||
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| Length | 54:51 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
| Roy Montgomery chronology | ||||
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Temple IV is the second studio album by guitarist and composer Roy Montgomery, released on 1 January 1996 by Kranky.
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[2] |
Reviewing the album for Pitchfork, Laura Snapes described it as "a psychedelic invocation of drone, noise, and the spiritual beyond" and wrote that the "music is as intensely physical as it is seemingly divine, as thrilling in its viscera as it is sensitive to the disembodying feeling of grief and the unexpected flashes of reanimation in its wake".[2]
Track listing[edit]
All music is composed by Roy Montgomery
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "She Waits on Temple IV" | 12:07 |
| 2. | "Departing the Body" | 5:03 |
| 3. | "The Soul Quietens" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "The Passage of Forms" | 9:30 |
| 5. | "Jaguar Meets Snake" | 7:54 |
| 6. | "Above the Canopy" | 14:45 |
| 7. | "Jaguar Unseen" | 2:24 |
Personnel[edit]
Adapted from the Temple IV liner notes.[3]
- Roy Montgomery – guitar
Production and additional personnel
- Brendan Burke – engineering
- Jessica Meyer – illustrations
Release history[edit]
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| United States | 1995 | Kranky | CD | KRANK 009 |
References[edit]
- ^ Jurek, Thom. "Roy Montgomery: Temple IV > Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 August 2015.
- ^ a b Snapes, Laura (28 January 2024). "Roy Montgomery: Temple IV Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 January 2024.
- ^ Roy Montgomery (1995). Temple IV (booklet). Chicago, Illinois: Kranky.
External links[edit]
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