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Levitate (Lone album)

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Levitate
Studio album by
Released27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
LabelR&S
Lone chronology
Reality Testing
(2014)
Levitate
(2016)
Ambivert Tools Volume One
(2017)

Levitate is the seventh studio album by English musician Lone, released on 27 May 2016 by R&S Records; it departs from the calm hip house style of his prior album Reality Testing for quicker, psychedelic tracks that are a hybrid of breakbeat, hardcore, and jungle.[1] It was ranked the 16th best album of 2016 by Dummy[2] and the 44th best by Mixmag.[3]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Album of the Year74/100[4]
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
DJ Mag9/10[7]
Exclaim!7/10[8]
The Irish Times[9]
Mixmag8/10[10]
Pitchfork7.6/10[11]
PopMatters[12]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[13]
Spectrum Culture[14]
Uncut6/10[5]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Alpha Wheel" 
2."Backtail Was Heavy" 
3."The Morning Birds" 
4."Vapour Trail" 
5."Triple Helix" 
6."Breeze Out" 
7."Sleepwalkers" 
8."Sea of Tranquility" 
9."Hiraeth" 

Charts

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Chart (2016) Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC)[15] 35
UK Independent Album Breakers (OCC)[16] 16

References

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  1. ^ "Lone — Levitate". R&S Records. 3 May 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  2. ^ "The 25 Best Albums of 2016". Dummy. 12 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  3. ^ "The Top 50 Albums Of 2016". Mixmag. 16 December 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  4. ^ "Lone – Levitate". Album of the Year. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  5. ^ a b "Levitate by Lone Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  6. ^ Simpson, Paul. "Levitate – Lone". AllMusic. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  7. ^ Martin, Felicity (June 2016). "Lone". DJ Mag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  8. ^ Keating, Daryl (27 May 2016). "Lone Levitate". Exclaim!. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  9. ^ Carroll, Jim (30 June 2016). "Lone - Levitate album review: brilliant re-enactment of a time gone by". The Irish Times. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  10. ^ Moore, Ralph (25 May 2016). "Lone". Mixmag. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  11. ^ Sherburne, Philip (7 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". Pitchfork. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  12. ^ Stroud, Pryor (9 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 10 June 2016. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  13. ^ Ryce, Andrew (7 June 2016). "Lone – Levitate". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  14. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (16 June 2016). "Lone: Levitate". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  15. ^ "Official Dance Albums Chart Top 40". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Official Independent Album Breakers Chart Top 20". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 28 May 2020.