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Album by Tycho
Awake
Studio album by Tycho
ReleasedMarch 18, 2014 (2014-03-18)
Genre
Length36:44
LabelGhostly International
ProducerScott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Dive
(2011) 		Awake
(2014) 		Epoch
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic69/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
Consequence of SoundB−
Drowned in Sound7/10
musicOMH
NME6/10
Paste7.3/10
Pitchfork7.0/10
PopMatters4/10
Sputnikmusic3.5/5

Awake is the third studio album by the American ambient music project Tycho, released on March 18, 2014 by Ghostly International. 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.

Critical reception

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".

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scott Hansen

No.TitleLength
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
No.TitleLength
9."Awake" (Ametsub Remix)4:33
Total length:41:17

Personnel

Credits adapted from the liner notes of Awake.

  • 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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums Chart (Flanders) 104
Belgian Albums Chart (Wallonia) 143
UK Albums Chart 159
UK Indie Albums Chart 24
US Billboard 200 23
US Dance/Electronic Albums 2
US Independent Albums 3

Year-end charts

Chart (2014) Position
US Dance/Electronic Albums 18

Awake Remixes

Awake Remixes
Remix album by Tycho
ReleasedJanuary 15, 2016 (2016-01-15)
Genre
LabelGhostly International
ProducerScott Hansen
Tycho chronology
Awake
(2014) 		Awake Remixes
(2016)

As of September 2016 the album has sold over 70,000 copies.

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.

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Weekly charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums 3
US Independent Albums 42

References

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  4. Lenz, Kristofer (March 18, 2014). "Album Review: Tycho – Awake". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  5. Horton, Ross (March 12, 2014). "Tycho – Awake". musicOMH. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  6. Welch, Andy (March 14, 2014). "Tycho – 'Awake'". NME. Retrieved April 19, 2014.
  7. Ham, Robert (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake Review". Paste. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  8. Neyland, Nick (March 18, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". Pitchfork. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  9. Stevens, Nathan (March 17, 2014). "Tycho: Awake". PopMatters. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
  10. Royal, Jacob (March 7, 2014). "Review: Tycho – Awake". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved March 18, 2014.
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