“Right down to its title, Alicia Hansen’s Fractography is complex and ambitious, searching for different ways of seeing and hearing… [with] gorgeous choral vocal arrangements that highlight Hansen’s remarkable voice, delicate yet strong and completely in control… This is excitingly individual work—Hansen’s artistic voice is accessible but unique, and musically challenging…”
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Clouds and Clocks
“…[she] follows a path that we can call her own, where classical influences (a lot), jazz influences (definitely more than a pinch), ‘Prog’.. a skillful command of the keyboard, and excellent vocals (she has a fine voice which doesn’t need any particular inclination in order to be appreciated) add up to a winning combination.” read article
Swiss Italian Radio
“Alicia Hansen is a name to keep on your radar, not least because of the courage and authority with which she has made her debut.”
Laurie Brown, CBC Radio 2’s ‘The Signal’
“Alicia Hansen’s Fractrography is a record we’ve been playing for a couple of months. I listen to it at home — a lot. Every track is amazing.”
Hour Community
“Hansen carves a relatively distinctive artistic personality on this debut album by embracing dissonance, dramatic tonal shifts and complex harmonic structures. (She) rarely contents herself with simple pop songs, flirting instead with modern jazz, neoclassical music and progressive rock, and delivering compositions that remain fresh and unpredictable even after many listens.” read article
Baby Sue
“This is a decidedly different sort of album from a decidedly different musical artist… Suffice to say…Hansen writes some remarkably effective songs and she has a strange and perplexing voice that provides the perfect central focus. Can’t say enough good things about this one. An easy and obvious TOP PICK.” read article