Bloodroot (album)

Bloodroot is a 2017 album by Kelly Moran, released on Warp. The album has received positive reviews.

Bloodroot
Studio album by Kelly Moran
Released	March 24, 2017
Genre	Contemporary classical electronic experimental
Length	30:59
Language	Instrumental
Label	Telegraph Harp
Producer	Kelly Moran
Kelly Moran chronology
Optimist (2016) Bloodroot (2017) Ultraviolet (2018)

Recording and release

Moran composed the work on a prepared piano which she later modified for the 2018 release Ultraviolet.[1]

Critical reception

Album of the Year sums up critical consensus as a 79 out of 100, based on two reviews.[2] Seth Colter Walls of Pitchfork Media gave the release a 7.8 out of 10 for "melodic ingenuity" with the mix of instruments.[3] In Exclaim!, Kevin Press rated Bloodroot an eight out of 10, calling it "impressive [and] captivating", drawing parallels between several contemporary classical music and avant-garde composers as well as black metal acts.[4]

Track listing

All songs written by Kelly Moran

1. "Iris" – 1:52
2. "Celandine" – 3:06
3. "Freesia" – 2:22
4. "Hyacinth" – 3:24
5. "Liatris" – 2:10
6. "Bloodroot" – 3:27
7. "Calla" – 1:21
8. "Statice" – 3:21
9. "Aster" – 2:51
10. "Limonium" – 2:01
11. "Heliconia" – 5:04

Personnel

• Kelly Moran – piano, electronics, songwriting, recording, production
• Colin Marston – mastering
• Kevin McKay – cover art

See also

• List of 2017 albums

References

1. Ham, Robert (November 16, 2018). "Kelly Moran". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved February 6, 2019.
2. "Kelly Moran – Bloodroot". Album of the Year. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
3. Walls, Seth Colter (April 20, 2017). "Kelly Moran: Bloodroot". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved October 10, 2020.
4. Press, Kevin (March 27, 2017). "Kelly Moran Bloodroot". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 10, 2020.

External links

• Bloodroot at Discogs (list of releases)
• Bloodroot at MusicBrainz (list of releases)