At War with Walls & Mazes

At War with Walls & Mazes is the debut studio album by Ryan Lott under the Son Lux moniker. It was released through Anticon on March 11, 2008.^[1]

At War with Walls & Mazes
Studio album by Son Lux
Released	March 11, 2008 (2008-03-11)[1]
Genre	Post-rock[2]
Length	44:17
Label	Anticon
Producer	Ryan Lott
Son Lux chronology
At War with Walls & Mazes (2008) We Are Rising (2011)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
Pitchfork	7.0/10[4]
PopMatters	[5]
The Skinny	[6]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5[7]
XLR8R	6/10[8]

Critical reception

Mehan Jayasuriya of PopMatters gave the album 6 stars out of 10, calling it "a dense, meticulously crafted haze of Baroque instrumentation, electronic pulses and hip-hop beats."^[5] Matt Gollock of The Skinny gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying: "This album's a slow burner that'll take a few repeated plays to really hatch, but it's another in a long line of truly innovative records from a rare gem of a label."^[6]

Andy Whitman of Paste named it the 2nd best album of 2008.^[9]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Prologue"	0:29
2.	"Break"	3:11
3.	"Weapons"	5:01
4.	"Betray"	5:05
5.	"Stay"	3:47
6.	"Raise"	5:41
7.	"Tell"	3:52
8.	"Wither"	4:02
9.	"Stand"	5:33
10.	"War"	4:35
11.	"Epilogue"	3:05

All tracks are written by Ryan Lott

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Ryan Lott – production, performance, mixing
• Matthew DeRubertis – bass guitar (4, 6)
• Katie Kikel – flute (4)
• Steven Temme – saxophone (5, 6)
• Eric Stephenson – cello (5)
• Judson Crane – string arrangement (5)
• Doc Harrill – mixing
• Mike Wells – mastering
• Joshue Ott – artwork
• Sam Flax Keener – layout

References

1. "At War With Walls And Mazes". Anticon. Archived from the original on June 28, 2015. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
2. Solis, Jose (February 23, 2016). "And Then There Were Three: An Interview with Son Lux". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
3. Brown, Marisa. "At War with Walls & Mazes - Son Lux". AllMusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
4. McGarvey, Evan (March 3, 2008). "Son Lux: At War with Walls & Mazes". Pitchfork. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
5. Jayasuriya, Mehan (March 12, 2008). "Son Lux: At War With Walls and Mazes". PopMatters. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
6. Gollock, Matt (April 1, 2008). "Son Lux - At war with walls and mazes". The Skinny. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
7. Greer, Nick (May 22, 2008). "Son Lux - At War With Walls And Mazes". Sputnikmusic. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
8. Lopez, Luciana (March 11, 2008). "At War With Walls and Mazes". XLR8R. Archived from the original on May 24, 2011. Retrieved July 4, 2018.
9. Whitman, Andy (December 8, 2008). "Andy's Favorite Albums of 2008". Paste. Retrieved July 4, 2018.

External links

• At War with Walls & Mazes at Discogs (list of releases)