Lone - Levitate flac album

Levitate is the shortest album Lone has ever made-just 33 minutes in all, and two of its nine songs are sketch-like ambient interludes. Functionally, it's more like an EP than an album, but that extreme sense of focus works in its favor: There's no wasted effort, and his craft has never sounded better-his beats are Jaws-of-Life strong, his melodies buffed to a blinding sheen. His ingenious way of flipping, chopping and reversing breakbeats recalls Squarepusher’s first two albums, made when the drill'n'bass producer's goofy grin hadn't yet hardened into a smirk.

Lone AKA Matt Cutler presents his sixth album ‘Levitate’ – which marks a point of departure from the inviting warmth of ‘Reality Testing’s blend of hip hop and house. Following the blockbuster success of previous album ‘Reality Testing’ (and it’s all conquering single ‘Airglow Fires’), Cutler was left at somewhat of a musical impasse – a six month dry period with no new inspiration that was showing no signs of abating.

Album · 2016 · 9 Songs. Blasting into life, dance act Lone bring a y-formed D&B thriller. This is precision timing-the nine songs total just 36 minutes-but it's all authentic intensity, probably last seen on the early ‘90s rave scene. Backtail Was Heavy" is a lose-your-mind throbber lightened by synth tinkles at its close, "Vapour Trail" floats off into an immersive 808-fuelled higher state, and "Alpha Wheel" takes us straight back to the D&B dancefloor with transcendental ecstasy.

In stock now for same day shipping. A new Lone album from Matt Cutler represents an about turn away from the more mellow tones found on 2014's Reality Testing back in favour for the rave tropes that characterised his output circa Pineapple Crush. The nine tracks on Levitate are rife with the energetic fervour of hardcore and jungle, blending peppy tempos and nimble drum licks with the trademark graceful melodies one would expect from a Lone record.

This album has an average beat per minute of 124 BPM (slowest/fastest tempos: 74/154 BPM). See its BPM profile at the bottom of the page.

Unlike Lone’s previous work, this hinges more on a collage of jungle, hardcore and ambient and is one of his most sprightly works – even with nine tracks, it clocks in at 34 minutes. The album’s inspiration came during a touring respite in New York, when Lone was feverish and bed-ridden: I’d try to go to sleep and I’d be hearing these mad rave tunes form in my head. When I recovered I was left with all these ideas for fast, feverish tunes, he says of the album.

Backtail Was Heavy, 04:31. The Morning Birds, 01:35.

On 2016's Levitate, Lone focuses on hardcore and jungle influences, pushing the breaks into higher BPMs than his previous releases ever dared. As with his prior recordings, he doesn't try to faithfully re-create the unpolished, gear feel of the early rave era. These tracks are much more polished, glossy, and lush, and they burst with vivid details.