Replica (Oneohtrix Point Never album)

Replica
Studio album by Oneohtrix Point Never
Released November 8, 2011
Genre Ambient, plunderphonics
Length 40:54
Label Mexican Summer, Software
Producer Daniel Lopatin, Joel Ford, Al Carlson
Oneohtrix Point Never chronology
Returnal
(2010)		 Replica
(2011)		 R Plus Seven
(2013)

Replica is the fifth studio album by Oneohtrix Point Never, the alias of American musician Daniel Lopatin. Pitchfork placed the album at sixth on its list of the "Top 50 albums of 2011" while Stereogum placed the album at number 17 on its list. Tiny Mix Tapes and the The Boston Globe placed the album first on their respective lists.

Background

Replica is described as a song cycle based around lo-fi audio procured from television advertisement compilations. Lopatin says, "[It] has as much to do with environmental, broadcasted, and club sounds as it does with more direct musical influences."[1] The cover is an illustration by Virgil Finlay from the pulp magazine Weird Tales. It depicts a skeletal vampire looking at himself in a mirror.[2]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[4]
The A.V. ClubB[5]
The Guardian[6]
Mojo[7]
MSN MusicA–[8]
The Observer[9]
Pitchfork Media8.8/10[10]
Slant Magazine[11]
Spin8/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes[13]

Replica received wide acclaim from contemporary music critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalized rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 80, based on 32 reviews, which indicates "generally favorable reviews".[3]

Accolades

Publication/Author Country Accolade Year Rank
Beats per Minute United States Top 50 Albums of 2011[14] 2011 41
Boston Globe (Michael Brodeur) Top Albums Of 2011[15] 1
Clash United Kingdom The Top 40 Albums of 2011[16] 21
Consequence of Sound United States Top 50 Albums of 2011[17] 38
Exclaim! Canada 20 Best Dance & Electronic Albums of 2011[18] 4
Fact United Kingdom The 50 Best Albums of 2011[19] 22
Pitchfork Media United States Top 50 Albums of 2011[20] 6
Prefix Top Albums Of 2011[21] 46
The Quietus United Kingdom Albums Of The Year 2011[22] 19
Resident Advisor United States Top 20 Albums of 2011[23] 9
Stereogum Top 50 Albums of 2011[24] 17
Tiny Mix Tapes Favorite 50 Albums of 2011[25] 1
The Village Voice Pazz and Jop 2011[26] 35
XLR8R Best Releases of 2011[27] 8
The Wire United Kingdom 2011 Rewind[28] 2012 14
Pitchfork Media United States The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–14)[29] 2014 49

Track listing

All music composed by Daniel Lopatin.

No. Title Length
1. "Andro"   3:56
2. "Power of Persuasion"   3:30
3. "Sleep Dealer"   3:10
4. "Remember"   3:19
5. "Replica"   4:36
6. "Nassau"   4:43
7. "Submersible"   3:49
8. "Up"   3:57
9. "Child Soldier"   3:12
10. "Explain"   6:45
Total length:
 40:54

Personnel

Music & Artwork[30]
Technical[30]

Charts

Chart (2013) Peak
position
US Dance/Electronic Albums (Billboard)[31] 10
US Top Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[32] 7

References

  1. ↑ Lynch, Will (August 17, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never preps Replica". Resident Advisor. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  2. ↑ Gunn, Tam (November 8, 2011). "Life according to… Oneohtrix Point Never". Fact. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  3. 1 2 "Reviews for Replica by Oneohtrix Point Never". Metacritic. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  4. ↑ Hoffman, K. Ross. "Replica – Oneohtrix Point Never". AllMusic. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  5. ↑ Williams, Christian (December 4, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica". The A.V. Club. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  6. ↑ Doran, John (November 4, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica – review". NME. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  7. ↑ "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica". Mojo (217): 99. December 2011.
  8. ↑ Christgau, Robert (February 3, 2012). "Listen . . . Oka!/Oneohtrix Point Never". MSN Music. Retrieved November 14, 2015.
  9. ↑ Mongredien, Phil (November 5, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica – review". The Observer. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  10. ↑ Richardson, Mark (November 11, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved November 15, 2011.
  11. ↑ Cole, Matthew (November 7, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never: Replica". Slant Magazine. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  12. ↑ Sherburne, Philip (November 15, 2011). "Oneohtrix Point Never, 'Replica' (Software)". Spin. Archived from the original on October 30, 2011. Retrieved December 29, 2011.
  13. ↑ Reid, Reed Scott. "Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica: Review". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 3 May 2016.
  14. ↑ "The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Beats per Minute. December 15, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  15. ↑ Brodeur, Michael (December 18, 2011). "Michael Brodeur’s top albums of 2011". The Boston Globe. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  16. ↑ "The Top 40 Albums Of 2011: 30 - 21". Clash. Music Republic Ltd. December 5, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  17. ↑ "Top 50 Albums of 2011". Consequence of Sound. December 15, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  18. ↑ E. Rich, Mark (December 2011). "Dance & Electronic 2011: 20 Best Albums Page 4". Exclaim!. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  19. ↑ "The 50 Best Albums of 2011". Fact. The Vinyl Factory. November 30, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  20. ↑ "Staff Lists: The Top 50 Albums of 2011". Pitchfork Media. December 15, 2011. Retrieved January 8, 2012.
  21. ↑ "Prefix's Top Albums Of 2011: 50-41". Prefix. December 12, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  22. ↑ "Here Be Monsters: Quietus Albums Of The Year 2011". The Quietus. December 23, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  23. ↑ "RA Poll: Top 20 albums of 2011". Resident Advisor. December 14, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  24. ↑ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums of 2011". Stereogum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved January 15, 2012.
  25. ↑ "2011: Favorite 50 Albums of 2011". Tiny Mix Tapes. December 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  26. ↑ "New York Pazz and Jop Albums". The Village Voice. Voice Media Group. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  27. ↑ "XLR8R's Best of 2011: Releases, Part Two". XLR8R. December 22, 2011. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  28. ↑ "2011 Rewind Chart: Top 50 Releases of the Year". Wire. December 2012. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  29. ↑ Cohen, Ian (August 19, 2014). "The 100 Best Albums of the Decade So Far (2010–14)". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved on October 26, 2014.
  30. 1 2 "Oneohtrix Point Never – Replica". discogs. Retrieved 29 December 2011.
  31. ↑ "Oneohtrix Point Never – Chart history" Billboard Dance/Electronic Albums for Oneohtrix Point Never. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
  32. ↑ "Oneohtrix Point Never – Chart history" Billboard Top Heatseekers Albums for Oneohtrix Point Never. Retrieved October 26, 2014.
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