Four Violins
by Tony Conrad
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Four Violins track list
The tracks on this album have an average rating of 74 out of 100 (all tracks have been rated).
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Four Violins rankings summary
Overall rank: 53,407th | 1990s rank: 7,960th | 1996 rank: 867th Calculated from aggregate positions across 60,000 charts (2 million album rankings). Click to see how the rankings are calculated (Last updated: 6 hours ago)
| Year | Source | Chart | Rank | Rank Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 |  sssvnnn | Top 79 Music Albums of 1996 | 74/79 | 0 |
| 2023 |  Applerill | Top 100 Music Albums of the 1990s | 43/100 | 12 |
| 2022 | sssvnnn | minimal music | 84/100 | - |
| Total Charts: The total number of charts that this album has appeared in. | 3 | |||
| Total Rank Score: The total rank score. | 12 | |||
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| Rating | Date updated | Member | Album ratings | Avg. album rating |
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| ! | 07/08/2021 14:16 |  ForegroundNoise | 3,116 | 60/100 |
| ! | 11/07/2019 18:57 | pjerske | 2,058 | 80/100 |
| ! | 05/04/2019 14:15 | sssvnnn | 8,502 | 67/100 |
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Four Violins forum mentions
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From Applerill 05/01/2015 13:22 in You must listen to the album below you.
Applerill 05/01/2015 13:22 in You must listen to the album below you.“Hey Applerill have you heard Okay, finally got around to listening to this. It really is a hypnotic piece in its own way, and I can see why you compared it to my love of Orthrelm. However, affectationally this feels much more like a harsh-noise drone than a regular minimalist piece, so I think I'd…”
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