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]
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]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [4] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 9/10 [8] |
Fact | 4/5 [9] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mixmag | 5/5 [11] |
NME | 8/10 [12] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [2] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
No. | Title | Length |
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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 |
Chart (2014) | Peak position |
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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 |
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 | ||||
|
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]
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]
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]
Aggregate scores | |
---|---|
Source | Rating |
AnyDecentMusic? | 7.4/10 [4] |
Metacritic | 81/100 [5] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
DIY | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Exclaim! | 9/10 [8] |
Fact | 4/5 [9] |
The Guardian | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Mixmag | 5/5 [11] |
NME | 8/10 [12] |
Pitchfork | 8.0/10 [2] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
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]
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 |
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 |