Noir (Blue Sky Black Death album)

Noir
Studio album by Blue Sky Black Death
Released	April 26, 2011
Genre	Instrumental hip hop, electronica
Length	62:48
Label	Fake Four Inc.
Producer	Blue Sky Black Death
Blue Sky Black Death chronology
Third Party (2010) Noir (2011) Glaciers (2013)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Alarm	favorable[1]
Beats Per Minute	81%[2]
Pitchfork Media	[3]
URB	[4]

Noir is a studio album by American instrumental hip hop duo Blue Sky Black Death. It was released on Fake Four Inc. in 2011. The album features contributions from Raised by Wolves, Alexander Chen of Boy in Static, Rob Harris, and Shaprece Renee.

Reception

Tom Harrison of Alarm gave Noir a favorable review, calling it "an album of hazy instrumental beats that skirt the boundary between hip hop and electronica."^[1]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Our Hearts of Ruin"	5:32
2.	"Sleeping Children Are Still Flying"	6:00
3.	"And Stars, Ringed"	5:10
4.	"To the Ends of the Earth"	3:54
5.	"Farewell to the Former World"	5:34
6.	"Falling Short"	1:46
7.	"Gold In Gold Out"	5:20
8.	"Where Do We Go"	4:37
9.	"In the Quiet Absence of God"	2:05
10.	"Where the Sun Beats"	4:45
11.	"Starry"	4:39
12.	"Fire for Light"	3:53
13.	"Swords from Driftwood"	2:46
14.	"Sky with Hand"	6:40

References

1. Harrison, Tom (May 16, 2011). "Beats & Rhymes: Blue Sky Black Death’s Noir". Alarm.
2. Ryan, Will (June 8, 2011). "Blue Sky Black Death – Noir". Beats Per Minute. Archived from the original on May 27, 2012.
3. Hogan, Marc (May 24, 2011). "Blue Sky Black Death: Noir". Pitchfork Media.
4. Uddenberg, Brett (May 9, 2011). "Blue Sky Black Death – NOIR". URB. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013.

External links

• Noir at Discogs (list of releases)