Ferndorf is the fourth studio album byavant-garde musicianHauschka, released on October 7, 2008. The album features more electronic and instrumental overdubs than previous efforts, while still retaining the prepared piano sound Hauschka is usually associated with.[1] On release, it received generally positive reviews from critics.[2]
Upon release the album garnered generally positive reviews, and has aMetacritic of 76, based on 11 reviews.Pitchfork commented how "Ferndorf as a record isn't something to get you hearing music in a new way or an open up a new world, but it does succeed very nicely for what it is.",[4] whileAllmusic stated how similar it is to the work of fellowFat Cat musicianMax Richter, and how "both have a remarkable talent for honing [sic] in on the sweet spot where classical, avant-garde, electronic and pop music meet."[3]
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