Reality Testing (album)

Reality Testing
Studio album by
Lone
Released16 June 2014 (2014-06-16)
GenresElectronic, instrumental hip hop, house
LabelR&S
ProducerMatt Cutler
Lone chronology
Galaxy Garden
(2012)		 Reality Testing
(2014)		 Levitate
(2016)

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.

Style

Reality Testing focuses on "dusty hip-hop grooves of auteurs like J Dilla and Madlib". A review in Pitchfork referred to the album as "Largely abandoning rave’s warp-speed tempos and sensual overload" of Galaxy Garden.

Release

The album was released on R&S Records on 16 June 2014 on vinyl record and compact disc.

Also reissued by R&S Records on 7 December 2018 as a limited edition of 300, pressed on Clear Vinyl

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?7.4/10
Metacritic81/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar
DIYStarStarStarStar
Exclaim!9/10
Fact4/5
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
Mixmag5/5
NME8/10
Pitchfork8.0/10
QStarStarStarStar
Resident Advisor4.0/5

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".

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."

Track listing

No.TitleLength
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

Charts

Chart (2014) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)99
UK Albums (Official Charts)137
UK Dance Albums (Official Charts)20
UK Independent Albums (Official Charts)21
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)50

References

  1. 1 2 "Lone — Reality Testing". R&S Records. 16 June 2014. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  2. 1 2 3 4 Fitzmaurice, Larry (19 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing". Pitchfork. Retrieved 24 June 2014.
  3. ↑ "Lone – Reality Testing (2018, Clear, Vinyl)". Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 December 2021.
  4. ↑ "Reality Testing by Lone reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 23 December 2019.
  5. 1 2 "Reviews for Reality Testing by Lone". Metacritic. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
  6. ↑ Kellman, Andy. "Reality Testing – Lone". AllMusic. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  7. ↑ Milton, Jamie (13 June 2014). "Lone – Reality Testing". DIY. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  8. ↑ Keating, Daryl (16 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing". Exclaim!. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  9. ↑ Finlayson, Angus (16 June 2014). "Reality Testing". Fact. Archived from the original on 15 September 2018. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  10. ↑ Bakare, Lanre (26 June 2014). "Lone: Reality Testing review – ambitious modern dance music". The Guardian. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  11. ↑ Muggs, Joe (14 May 2014). "Lone". Mixmag. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  12. ↑ Cardew, Ben (13 June 2014). "Lone – 'Reality Testing'". NME. Archived from the original on 26 June 2014. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  13. ↑ "Lone: Reality Testing". Q (337): 110. August 2014.
  14. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (16 June 2014). "Lone – Reality Testing". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 9 December 2018.
  15. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Lone – Reality Testing" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Chart: CLUK Update 28.06.2014 (wk25)". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  17. ↑ "Official Dance Albums Chart on 22/6/2014 – Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  18. ↑ "Official Independent Albums Chart on 22/6/2014 – Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 16 December 2018.
  19. ↑ "Lone Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 28 May 2020.