24 Postcards in Full Colour

24 Postcards in Full Colour
Studio album by Max Richter
Released July 21, 2008
Studio Abbey Road Studios
(London, England)
CaVa Studios
(Glasgow, Scotland)
Castlesound Studios
(Edinburgh, Scotland)
Eastcote Studios
(London, England)
Genre
Length 33:39
Label 130701
Max Richter chronology
Songs from Before
(2006)		 24 Postcards in Full Colour
(2008)		 Infra
(2010)
Alternative cover
2014 reissue cover

24 Postcards in Full Colour is the 2008 album by neo-classical composer Max Richter, released on July 21, 2008 on 130701, an imprint of FatCat Records.[1] The album was reissued on April 25, 2014 on Deutsche Grammophon.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork7.7/10[3]

24 Postcards in Full Colour received largely positive reviews from contemporary music critics.

Joe Tangari of Pitchfork Media gave the album a positive review, stating, "This is a frequently haunting album, though it sacrifices a great deal of flow in the name of brevity and variety. Even if no one ever downloads it to a Nokia, the hair-raising violin of "A Sudden Manhattan of the Mind" makes its point just fine as part of the album. And that's the most important thing to remember about this album: the concept is strong, but the music is stronger."[3]

Track listing

All songs written and composed by Max Richter. 

No. Title Length
1. "The Road Is a Grey Tape"   1:01
2. "H in New England"   1:50
3. "This Picture of Us. P."   1:36
4. "Lullaby from the Westcoast Sleepers"   2:02
5. "When the Northern Lights/Jasper and Louise"   1:01
6. "Circles from the Rue Simon – Crubellier"   1:04
7. "Cascade NW by W"   1:11
8. "A Sudden Manhattan of the Mind"   2:49
9. "In Louisville at 7"   1:03
10. "Cathodes"   1:02
11. "I Was Just Thinking"   1:00
12. "A Song for H/Far Away"   2:08
13. "Return to Prague"   1:02
14. "Broken Symmetries for Y"   1:00
15. "Berlin by Overnight"   1:27
16. "Cradle Song for a (Interstate B3)"   2:11
17. "Kierling/Doubt"   0:50
18. "From 553 W Elm Street, Logan Illinois (Snow)"   0:58
19. "Tokyo Riddle Song"   1:00
20. "The Tartu Piano"   2:05
21. "Cold Fusion for G"   0:35
22. "32 via San Nicolo"   1:23
23. "Found Song for P."   2:24
24. "H Thinks a Journey"   0:57
Total length:
 33:39

Release history

Country Date
United Kingdom August 25, 2008
United States September 23, 2008

References

  1. ↑ 24 Postcards in Full Colour: FatCat Press Release
  2. ↑ "24 Postcards in Full Colour – Max Richter". AllMusic. 2008-07-21. Retrieved 2016-02-12.
  3. 1 2 Tangari, Joe. Max Richter: 24 Postcards in Full Colour. Pitchfork Media. 16 October 2008. Retrieved 12 February 2016.
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