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Lone  - Levitate flac album
  • Performer Lone
  • Title Levitate
  • Date of release 2016
  • Country UK
  • Style Hardcore, Jungle, Breakbeat, House, Ambient
  • Other formats MMF MP2 AUD XM DTS DXD AIFF
  • Genre Electronic
  • Size MP3 1662 mb
  • Size FLAC 1449 mb
  • Rating: 4.5
  • Votes: 362

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.

Tracklist

A1 Alpha Wheel
A2 Backtail Was Heavy
A3 The Morning Birds
A4 Vapour Trail
A5 Triple Helix
B1 Breeze Out
B2 Sleepwalkers
B3 Sea Of Tranquility
B4 Hiraeth

Credits

  • Written By, Producer – Matt Cutler

Notes

Catalog# on spine: RS1607LP. Catalog# on labels: RS1607LPLTD.

Includes a download card for the album on multiple digital formats: MP3 320, MP3 V0, FLAC, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, ALAC, WAV and AIFF.

Barcode and Other Identifiers

  • Barcode: 5055274706689

Other versions

Category Artist Title (Format) Label Category Country Year
RS1607LP Lone Levitate ‎(LP, Album) R & S Records RS1607LP UK 2016
RS1607CDP Lone Levitate ‎(CDr, Album, Promo) R & S Records RS1607CDP UK 2016
RS1607CD, BRRS1607 Lone Levitate ‎(CD, Album + File, WAV) R & S Records, Beat Records RS1607CD, BRRS1607 Japan 2016
RS1607 Lone Levitate ‎(9xFile, FLAC, Album) R & S Records RS1607 UK 2016
RS1607 Lone Levitate ‎(9xFile, WAV, Album, 24-) R & S Records RS1607 UK 2016