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Oblivion Hymns

Hammock Format: Audio CD
4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 62 ratings
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Oblivion Hymns is Hammock's most ambitious recording to date. Hammock reaches as far as they ever have, adding a string quartet, glockenspiel, children's choir, and more to their growing arsenal of intrumentation. The end result is a special kind of magic waiting to be experienced, not just listened to.

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  • Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ No
  • Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.55 x 5.16 x 0.35 inches; 2.4 ounces
  • Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ HAMMOCK MUSIC
  • Original Release Date ‏ : ‎ 2013
  • Date First Available ‏ : ‎ October 10, 2013
  • Label ‏ : ‎ HAMMOCK MUSIC
  • ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00FRH0E0W
  • Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1
  • Customer Reviews:
    4.3 4.3 out of 5 stars 62 ratings

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4.3 out of 5 stars
4.3 out of 5
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Joey Joe Joe Jr. Shabadoo
5.0 out of 5 stars Thank you, Hammock. This is sublime.
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2017
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This has become my favorite Hammock album. It's the best example of that huge, orchestral sound that Hammock can accomplish. It's also (in my opinion) the album of theirs with the most pathos in every moment. What I mean is that there's deep, heavy emotion in every song, and sometimes I have to stop what I'm doing while I listen to it and just shiver. It's that good. Coincidentally, I think this is the least pop-sounding album of theirs -- except the unfortunately addition of Tres Domine. It's still a really pretty song, it's just jarring when taken with the rest of the album, because everything else has no vocals! That said, it's an extra track, not a part of the original album concept.

If you want to know how good this album is, listen to "In the Middle of this Nowhere." That. That is this album. It's sublime, in my opinion. I could have listened to this album on prime music. Instead, I bought it, because it's just that good. It's like floating safely on a turbulent but peaceful sea. It's like being inside of pure, sweet, sometimes sad but always gentle emotions. It's joy mixed with heartache, it's love mixed with loss, and it's huge and looming while being ethereal and approachable.

I don't know how to describe it except with metaphor. Here's my best try: summertime, standing in a sunny meadow with a cool breeze, watching a thunderstorm moving across the horizon. The storm passes by you without actually hitting you, so you get the fireworks show of lightning and thunder, but you're safely and comfortable in a patch of sunlight the whole time. Even that description doesn't do it justice. The more I talk about this album, the more poorly I describe it.
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Razor
5.0 out of 5 stars It's like music being played through a tunnel under water on a alien planet that's so deep space it will never be found
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2013
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I've been a fan of hammock for a few yrs now and I noticed something about em through their album releases. One, every time I hear them. Their music takes me to places in my head I've never been. Two, They're getting better with each album release. That's hard to find with most bands these days. These guys are sticking to their core sound and not swaying away from it. Which is good. Best way to describe hammock.... It's like music being played through a tunnel, under water, in a lake on a alien planet that's so deep space it will never be found. It has that, epic movie moment music.... Where when a part in a movie gets so good and emotional. You know, when that great music kicks in? Yeah that's Hammock. Get this album and all their others. You wont regret it.

Love you Hammock. Please don't ever change.
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Blake Goulette
5.0 out of 5 stars If you want to be elsewhere for a while, listen to Oblivion Hymns!
Reviewed in the United States on May 22, 2018
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I'd been a fan of Common Children since college. A fan of Marc Byrd and Christine Glass. I have no idea why I hadn't listened to Hammock between then and now, but I'd heard of them and finally set aside some time to listen.

Other people have written more and better than me, but I'll just add that there's something almost transcendental about Oblivion Hymns. Time seems to forget to advance...or it advances too quickly. Sometimes it's one, sometimes it's the other. Extremely cinematic in scope, Oblivion Hymns is simultaneously...sad and uplifting. That's a weird way to describe it, but there you go.
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MG Johnson
3.0 out of 5 stars These folks are really putting out albums
Reviewed in the United States on April 7, 2014
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I gave this one a three mostly because it didn't come close to either Raising Your Voice or Departure Songs. A little too subdued and it seemed to me that all the songs sounded practically the same. If you don't yet have anything by this band, try Departure Songs first, then Raising Your Voice. I would give either of those a 5. Both are the type of CDs I would want if stranded on a deserted island. People describe the music as background music for reading or whatever. I disagree. To me, it is best listened to out in the shade on the back porch with a cold beer, my feet up and my eyes closed. I have had a couple of friends stop by that loved the music and have since ordered their own.
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DAH
5.0 out of 5 stars FANTASTIC
Reviewed in the United States on December 23, 2020
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I love Hammock. Music is ethereal, emotional and just wonderful. I have since purchased two more of their cd's. I paint to this music.
Try it.
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Brad R. Torgersen
4.0 out of 5 stars Sublime!
Reviewed in the United States on December 30, 2013
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I stumbled across Hammock 4 years ago, and with rare exception, they've always provided me with a delightful listening experience. Not precisely ambient, not precisely classical instrumental, "Oblivion Hymns" is somewhere in between, with not just a little dose of in-the-pew inspirationalism thrown in for good measure. A solid follow-up to their prior work. Loved it. Find myself loving it more with each successive listen. Definitely the most enjoyable work from Hammock since "Longest Year."
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CU2MRO
5.0 out of 5 stars Phenom band, largely instrumental, superbly put together
Reviewed in the United States on February 16, 2014
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I believe I heard a track of Hammock on Noisetrade....rather than donate $5 I chose to track the CD down on Amazon and several others as well. Superb band...mainly instrumentals that act upon your stress level like Xanax! Just allow yourself 10 lousy minutes with Hammock playing either on your home system or in your headphones and you tell me if you do not notice a definitive sense of de stressing! Enjoy!
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WILLIAM GODWIN
5.0 out of 5 stars Relaxing
Reviewed in the United States on April 8, 2014
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This was an impulse buy, I had only heard his music on Music Choice on my cable provider. I live on the Gulf Coast and the weather changes from minute to minute it seems and it was nice for a rainy day and a good long week stress reliever. I would recommend this to anyone who works hard and likes to relax the weekend away.
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Mateusz Nowak
1.0 out of 5 stars Inny produkt niż prezentowa o
Reviewed in Poland on March 21, 2023
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Otrzymałem inny produkt niż ten, który był prezentowany na zdjęciu: Stąd taka niska ocena - zostałem wprowadzony w błąd.
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Deepest Shabz
5.0 out of 5 stars Musical Luxury
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 5, 2014
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I was sent a link and had never Heard of Hammock before , once I listened to the first 15 seconds of "..Floating through Empty Space " I was lifted and deeply moved by the sound landscapes that were sonically evolving around me. I was recommended to listen to Hammock on my headphones which i did and it was truly a great experience. I would thoroughly recommend this album , I'm looking forward to catching up with all their work !!
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Jessica Schumacher
3.0 out of 5 stars Super Hintergrundmusik!
Reviewed in Germany on February 25, 2014
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nur 3 Sterne weil ich mir was anderes darunter vorgestellt hatte, bedingt durch andere CDs von OH die ich davor gehört habe
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トリオディオン
5.0 out of 5 stars 合唱やクラシカルな要素を取り入れた新境地
Reviewed in Japan on December 4, 2014
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ハンモックは前作まで、
いわゆるポストロック派生型のアンビエントドローンを主体としたが
ギターエフェクトによるサウンドウォールから
今作ではクラシック系の弦楽、合唱などを導入。
そのサウンドイマジネーションはこれまでの作品でも一番ではないでしょうか。
トラック1〜3への流れは壮大なサントラのようでもあります。
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franbar6
4.0 out of 5 stars .............
Reviewed in Germany on December 15, 2013
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..natürlich gibt es bei hammock jetzt nicht die grosse veränderung, sie haben ihren stil..was o.h. vom sehr starken vorgänger abhebt, ist der verstärkte einfluss von sigur ros bzw. deren amiina-anteile..d.h., der neo-klassik anteil wird deutlicher hervorgehoben..was das album wieder verstärkt in die ambient richtung drückt...ich finde es natürlich sehr stark, aber die grenze zum kitsch und zur gepflegten langeweile (ich erinnere an valtari...) ist sehr eng..na mal schauen...
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