Hex (album)

Hex
Studio album by Bark Psychosis
Released	14 February 1994
Genre	Post-rock, ambient
Length	51:11
Label	Circa (UK) Caroline (U.S.)
Producer	Bark Psychosis
Bark Psychosis chronology
Hex (1994) ///Codename: Dustsucker (2004)///Codename: Dustsucker2004

Hex is the debut album by British post-rock band Bark Psychosis. The term "post-rock" was coined by music journalist Simon Reynolds in his review of this album for Mojo magazine.^[1]

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Sputnikmusic	[3]
Stylus Magazine	Positive[4]
Head Heritage	Positive[5]

Reception to Hex was generally positive. Melody Maker described Hex as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine....a gorgeously intense 50 minutes...".^[6] The NME referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".^[7]

Track listing

All tracks written by Bark Psychosis.

Personnel

Musicians

• Daniel Gish – keyboards, piano, hammond
• John Ling – bass, samples and programming, percussion
• Mark Simnett – drums, percussion
• Graham Sutton – vocal, samples and programming, guitar, piano, melodica, hammond
• Neil Aldridge – triangle, programming
• Pete Beresford – vibraphone
• Phil Brown – flute
• Del Crabtree – trumpet
• Dave Ross – djembe

The Duke Quartet:

• Louisa Fuller – violin
• Rick Coster – violin
• John Metcalfe – viola
• Ivan McCready – cello

Technical

• Mixed by Bark Psychosis and Roy Spong
• Engineered by Nick Wollage, Mog, Mike Long, Darren Westbrook, Bark Psychosis
• Assisted by Pete Molyneux, Henry Binns, Lee Harris
• Mastered by Chris Blair

Notes