The View from This Tower
| The View from This Tower | |
|---|---|
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| Studio album by | |
| Released | 2000 |
| Recorded | February 2000 |
| Genres | Post-hardcore,[1] math rock |
| Length | 36:57 |
| Label | Dischord |
The View from This Tower is the only full-length album by the American post-hardcore band Faraquet.[2][3] It was released on Dischord Records in 2000 (Dischord #122). The album was the band's fourth, and last, recorded work.
Production
The album was produced by J. Robbins at Inner Ear Studios.[4][5]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10.0[6] |
| Portland Mercury |  [7] |
The Washington Post wrote that "the band has no interest in comfortable or communal moments ... Its stand-offishness, however, is frequently bracing."[8] Exclaim! called the album "a mesmerising blend of jagged, jazz-tinged, indie math rock."[4]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Cut Self Not" | 2:54 |
| 2. | "Carefully Planned" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "The Fourth Introduction" | 3:17 |
| 4. | "Song for Friends to Me" | 1:37 |
| 5. | "Conceptual Separation of Self" | 6:43 |
| 6. | "Study in Complacency" | 5:05 |
| 7. | "Sea Song" | 4:10 |
| 8. | "The View from This Tower" | 5:55 |
| 9. | "The Missing Piece" | 3:29 |
Personnel
Adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
Faraquet
- Jeff Boswell – bass, feedback guitar
- Chad Molter – drums, percussion, vocals, piccolo bass, keyboards
- Devin Ocampo – guitar, vocals, drums, percussion, keyboards, trumpet, banja
- Amy Domingues - cello on "Conceptual Separation of Self"
Production
- Faraquet – production
- J. Robbins – production, engineering
- Don Zientara – engineering
- Alan Douches (of West West Side Music) - mastering
References
- 1 2 "The View From This Tower - Faraquet | Songs, Reviews, Credits | AllMusic" – via www.allmusic.com.
- ↑ "Faraquet | Biography & History". AllMusic.
- ↑ Rae-Hunter, Casey (September 12, 2008). "Faraquet". Washington City Paper.
- 1 2 "Faraquet The View From This Tower | Exclaim!". exclaim.ca. Archived from the original on June 30, 2018.
- ↑ "Faraquet - The View From This Tower (122)". Dischord Records. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
- ↑ "Faraquet: The View from This Tower". Pitchfork.
- ↑ "CD Review". Portland Mercury.
- ↑ Jenkins, Mark (2001-01-05). "The hardcore-punk style patented two decades ago", The Washington Post, p. T14.
- ↑ "Faraquet - The View From This Tower (Dischord 122)". Dischord Records. Retrieved June 17, 2026.
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