The Humbucking Coil

The Humbucking Coil
Studio album by B. Fleischmann
Released	10 February 2006 (2006-02-10)[1]
Recorded	September 2005
Studio	Amann Studios
Genre	Electronic
Length	43:31
Label	Morr Music
Producer	B. Fleischmann Christoph Amann Christof Kurzmann
B. Fleischmann chronology
Welcome Tourist (2003) The Humbucking Coil (2006) Melancholie (2007)

The Humbucking Coil is a solo studio album by B. Fleischmann. It was released on Morr Music on 10 February 2006.[1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	74/100[2]
Review scores
Source	Rating
PopMatters	[3]
Prefix	7.0/10[4]
Stylus Magazine	B[5]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[6]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 74, based on 8 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[2]

Derek Miller of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of B, stating: "With The Humbucking Coil, Fleischmann retreats into more organic territory, flushing out guitar textures and marrowed synth lines with the natural flesh of human drumming given cosmetic whiskering."[5] Split Foster of Tiny Mix Tapes gave the album 3 stars out of 5, writing: "A languid mood piece with discreet variations, Coil is a pleasant, if homogeneous, listening experience."[6]

Track listing

All lyrics are written by B. Fleischmann, except where noted; all music is composed by Fleischmann

No.	Title	Lyrics	Length
1.	"Broken Monitors"		7:08
2.	"Gain"	Christof Kurzmann	4:44
3.	"Composure"		5:34
4.	"First Times"		5:10
5.	"Phones and Machines"		5:04
6.	"Static Grate"		4:24
7.	"From To"	Christof Kurzmann	5:49
8.	"Aldebaran Waltz"		5:38
Total length:			43:31

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• B. Fleischmann – performance, production, mixing
• Christoph Amann – production, recording, mixing
• Christof Kurzmann – vocals (2, 7), clarinet (6), production, mixing
• Human Empire – artwork

References

1. "B. Fleischmann: The Humbucking Coil". Morr Music. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
2. "The Humbucking Coil by B. Fleischmann". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Archived from the original on 11 October 2016. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
3. Cibula, Matt (1 March 2006). "B.Fleischmann: The Humbucking Coil". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.
4. Hughes, Josiah (3 April 2006). "B. Fleischmann - The Humbucking Coil". Prefix. Archived from the original on 13 December 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
5. Miller, Derek (13 February 2006). "B. Fleischmann - The Humbucking Coil". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 30 December 2006. Retrieved 2 November 2022.
6. Foster, Split. "B. Fleischmann - The Humbucking Coil". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 27 February 2017. Retrieved 27 February 2017.

External links

• The Humbucking Coil at Discogs (list of releases)