Plume (Loscil album)
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| Released | May 22, 2006 | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno | |||
| Length | 62:41 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
| Producer | Scott Morgan | |||
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Plume is a studio album by Canadian composer and record producer Scott Morgan under the alias Loscil.[1] It was released on May 22, 2006, through Kranky.[2]
Background
Plume is Loscil's fourth studio album for Kranky.[3] It features contributions from Josh August Lindstrom (on vibraphone and xylophone), Krista Michelle Marshall (on guitar), Jason Anthony Zumpano (on Rhodes piano), and Stephen Michael Wood (on guitar).[4]
Release
Plume was originally released on May 22, 2006, through Kranky.[2][5] The vinyl version of the album was released on October 16, 2015, through the same label.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [7] |
| Cokemachineglow | 70%[8] |
| Pitchfork | 5.6/10[9] |
| Tiny Mix Tapes |    [10] |
Fred Miketa of XLR8R stated, "Composed with perfect amounts of subtle delay, layer upon layer of blissful chimes, and plenty of space, Plume makes for a quintessential escape from life's daily rushes."[11] Rob Theakston of AllMusic commented that "The band are disciplined in their freedom, playing melodic passages with sparseness and attention to timing."[7] Seth K of Tiny Mix Tapes stated, "Plume is humbled by its players' subtlety, and although they're each going through their own self-sustained process, their instruments intertwine beautifully with one another, making their individuality invisible."[10]
Meanwhile, Mark Abraham of Cokemachineglow commented that "Plume's success hinges on a brilliant idea, but it doesn't quite succeed on finding many different ways to explore the tension created between the extremes it tries to meld together, whatever you call them."[8] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork stated, "Plume is certainly a nice-enough record, but it also seems like the kind of music Morgan could do well until the end of time."[9]
In other media
The album's song "Rorschach" was used in the 2009 video game Osmos.
Track listing
All tracks are written by Scott Morgan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Motoc" | 6:29 |
| 2. | "Rorschach" | 8:20 |
| 3. | "Zephyr" | 5:19 |
| 4. | "Steam" | 6:59 |
| 5. | "Chinook" | 6:55 |
| 6. | "Bellows" | 6:57 |
| 7. | "Halcyon" | 7:22 |
| 8. | "Charlie" | 8:49 |
| 9. | "Mistral" | 6:01 |
| Total length: | 62:41 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[4]
- Scott Morgan – music
- Josh August Lindstrom – vibraphone (1, 3, 5, 7–9), xylophone (1, 3, 5, 7–9)
- Krista Michelle Marshall – guitar (2)
- Jason Anthony Zumpano – Rhodes piano (2–4, 9)
- Stephen Michael Wood – guitar (3, 8)
- Mark Mushet – photography
References
- ^ Phares, Heather. "Loscil". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ a b "News". Kranky. June 2006. Archived from the original on June 15, 2006. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ Hill, Eric (June 1, 2006). "Loscil". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on October 27, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Loscil (2006). Plume (CD booklet). Kranky.
- ^ "Plume | loscil". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on August 7, 2020. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ Hughes, Josiah (October 1, 2015). "Kranky Prepares First Vinyl Pressing of Loscil's 'Plume'". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on January 27, 2016. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Theakston, Rob. "Plume - Loscil". AllMusic. Retrieved August 11, 2025.
- ^ a b Abraham, Mark (July 10, 2006). "Loscil: Plume (Kranky; 2006)". Cokemachineglow. Archived from the original on February 13, 2010. Retrieved July 21, 2025.
- ^ a b Richardson, Mark (June 7, 2006). "Review: Loscil "Plume"". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on December 10, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ a b K, Seth. "Review: Loscil "Plume"". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on November 18, 2016. Retrieved May 29, 2017.
- ^ Miketa, Fred (June 1, 2006). "Loscil". XLR8R. Archived from the original on December 22, 2008. Retrieved August 11, 2025.