Reality Testing (album)
| Reality Testing | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 16 June 2014 | |||
| Genre | Electronic, instrumental hip hop, house | |||
| Label | R&S | |||
| Producer | Matt Cutler | |||
| Lone chronology | ||||
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Reality Testing is the sixth album by English electronic musician Lone. It was released in the United Kingdom on 16 June 2014 by R&S Records.[1]
Style[edit]
Reality Testing focuses on "dusty hip-hop grooves of auteurs like J Dilla and Madlib".[2] A review in Pitchfork referred to the album as "Largely abandoning rave’s warp-speed tempos and sensual overload" of Galaxy Garden.[2]
Release[edit]
The album was released on R&S Records on 16 June 2014 on vinyl record and compact disc.[1]
Also reissued by R&S Records on 7 December 2018 as a limited edition of 300, pressed on Clear Vinyl [3]
Reception[edit]
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10[4] |
| Metacritic | 81/100[5] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [6] |
| DIY | [7] |
| Exclaim! | 9/10[8] |
| Fact | 4/5[9] |
| The Guardian | [10] |
| Mixmag | 5/5[11] |
| NME | 8/10[12] |
| Pitchfork | 8.0/10[2] |
| Q | [13] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.0/5[14] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 81, based on 17 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[5]
Pitchfork stated that "Reality Testing is Cutler’s easiest listen—you can imagine this music playing over coffee shop speakers as much as you could put a rapper on top of it—and as such it may seem less innovative when placed up against his previous two full-lengths."[2]
Track listing[edit]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "First Born Seconds" | 1:55 |
| 2. | "Restless City" | 4:37 |
| 3. | "Meeker Warm Energy" | 4:00 |
| 4. | "Aurora Northern Quarter" | 4:04 |
| 5. | "2 Is 8" | 3:43 |
| 6. | "Airglow Fires" | 6:02 |
| 7. | "Coincidences" | 3:35 |
| 8. | "Begin to Begin" | 5:35 |
| 9. | "Jaded" | 4:49 |
| 10. | "Vengeance Video" | 5:19 |
| 11. | "Stuck" | 2:39 |
| 12. | "Cutched Under" | 6:10 |
Personnel[edit]
- Matt Cutler – composer, producer
- Konx-om-Pax – artwork
- Noel Summerville – mastering
Charts[edit]
| Chart (2014) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[15] | 99 |
| UK Albums (OCC)[16] | 137 |
| UK Dance Albums (OCC)[17] | 20 |
| UK Independent Albums (OCC)[18] | 21 |
| US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[19] | 50 |
References[edit]
- ^ a b "Lone — Reality Testing". R&S Records. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ a b c d Fitzmaurice, Larry (19 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
- ^ "Lone – Reality Testing (2018, Clear, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
- ^ "Reality Testing by Lone reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
- ^ a b "Reviews for Reality Testing by Lone". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
- ^ Kellman, Andy. "Reality Testing – Lone". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Milton, Jamie (13 June 2014). "Lone – Reality Testing". DIY. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Keating, Daryl (16 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Finlayson, Angus (16 June 2014). "Reality Testing". Fact. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Bakare, Lanre (26 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing review – ambitious modern dance music". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Muggs, Joe (14 May 2014). "Lone". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ Cardew, Ben (13 June 2014). "Lone – 'Reality Testing'". NME. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Lone: Reality Testing". Q (337): 110. August 2014.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (16 June 2014). "Lone – Reality Testing". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
- ^ "Ultratop.be – Lone – Reality Testing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Chart: CLUK Update 28.06.2014 (wk25)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
- ^ "Lone Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
