''Hex'' is the debut

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by English

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band

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. It was released on 14 February 1994 by Circa Records in the United Kingdom and on 11 March 1994 by

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in the United States. The term "post-rock" was coined by music journalist

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in his review of the album for ''

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'' magazine.

Reception

Reception to ''Hex'' was generally positive. ''

Melody Maker ''Melody Maker'' was a British weekly music magazine, one of the world's earliest music weeklies; according to its publisher, IPC Media, the earliest. It was founded in 1926, largely as a magazine for dance band musicians, by Leicester-born ...

'' described ''Hex'' as "the work of a band nourished by constant evolution and is unquestionably divine" and "a gorgeously intense 50 minutes". The ''

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'' referred to the band as "nothing less than completely captivating" and called the album "a thoroughly marvelous record".

Track listing

Personnel

Bark Psychosis *

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– vocals, samples and programming, guitar, piano, melodica, hammond *John Ling – bass, samples and programming, percussion *Mark Simnett – drums, percussion *Daniel Gish – keyboards, piano, hammond Other Musicians *Neil Aldridge – triangle, programming *Pete Beresford – vibraphone *Phil Brown – flute *Del Crabtree – trumpet *Dave Ross – djembe * The Duke Quartet: **Louisa Fuller – violin **Rick Coster – violin ** John Metcalfe – viola **Ivan McCready – cello Technical personnel *Bark Psychosis – mixing, engineering *Roy Spong – mixing *Nick Wollage – engineering *Mog – engineering *Darren Westbrook – engineering *Pete Molyneux – assistance *Henry Binns – assistance * Lee Harris – assistance *Chris Blair – mastering

Charts

Notes

{{Authority control 1994 debut albums Bark Psychosis albums Caroline Records albums