Four Great Points Explained

Four Great Points
Type:	Album
Artist:	June of 44
Cover:	Four_Great_Points.jpg
Recorded:	–
Genre:	Post-hardcore, math rock
Length:	42:48
Label:	Quarterstick
Producer:	Bob Weston^[1]
Prev Title:	Tropics and Meridians
Prev Year:	1996
Next Title:	Anahata
Next Year:	1999

Four Great Points is the third studio album by the Louisville-based math rock band June of 44, released on January 20, 1998, by Quarterstick Records.^{[2] [3]}

Critical reception

The Chicago Reader called the album "a hypnotic blend of rock, dub, ambient, and orchestral pop," writing that "most of the songs begin with a simple but solid hook; dropped into the harmonic pond it blossoms into a series of variations that move farther and farther from the center."^[1] Salon deemed the album "a consistently inventive record, and one that carries a level of emotion that's rare in a genre often plagued with detached, highly textured noodling."^[4]

Personnel

Adapted from the Four Great Points liner notes.^[5]

June of 44

• Fred Erskine – bass guitar, trumpet
• Sean Meadows – electric guitar, vocals, bells
• Jeff Mueller – electric guitar, vocals, Moog synthesizer
• Doug Scharin – drums, percussion, Moog synthesizer, sampler

Additional musicians

• Bundy K. Brown – electronics (5)
• Julie Liu – violin (1, 5)

Production and additional personnel

• Geoff Sykes – mastering
• Bob Weston – production, recording, mixing

Notes and References

1. Web site: June of 44. J. R.. Jones. February 5, 1998. Chicago Reader.
2. Web site: June of 44 : Four Great Points . . 2005 . April 23, 2016.
3. Ira . Robbins . Mark . Woodlief . June of 44 . . 2007 . April 23, 2016.
4. Web site: Sharps and Flats: June of 44. January 22, 1998. Salon.
5. Four Great Points . . 1996 . booklet . . Chicago, Illinois.