Levitate (Lone album)

2016 studio album by Lone

Levitate

Studio album by

Lone

Released| 27 May 2016 (2016-05-27)
Label| R&S
Lone chronology
| Reality Testing
(2014)  | Levitate
(2016)  | Ambivert Tools Volume One
(2017)

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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 ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
Album of the Year| 74/100[4]
Metacritic| 72/100[5]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [6]
DJ Mag| 9/10[7]
Exclaim!| 7/10[8]
The Irish Times| [9]
Mixmag| 8/10[10]
Pitchfork| 7.6/10[11]
PopMatters| [12]
Resident Advisor| 3.5/5[13]
Spectrum Culture| [14]
Uncut| 6/10[5]

## Track listing

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No.| Title| Length

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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

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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.

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