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2018 studio album by Dorian Concept
The Nature of Imitation
Studio album by Dorian Concept
Released3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Genre
Length39:14
LabelBrainfeeder
Dorian Concept chronology
Joined Ends
(2014) 		The Nature of Imitation
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic
The A.V. ClubB+
Crack Magazine6/10
Exclaim!9/10
Pitchfork7.2/10
PopMatters8/10

The Nature of Imitation is the third studio album by Austrian electronic musician and producer Oliver Thomas Johnson, under his stage name Dorian Concept. It was released on 3 August 2018 by Brainfeeder.

Critical reception

The Nature of Imitation was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 8 reviews. Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.

Track listing

The Nation of Imitation track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Promises"3:57
2."Angel Shark"2:53
3."J Buyers"4:51
4."A Mother's Lament"1:52
5."No Time Not Mine"3:56
6."Pedestrians"3:56
7."Self Similarity"4:12
8."Dishwater"2:51
9."E13"4:43
10."The Space"3:36
11."You Give and Give"2:27

References

  1. ^ "Album of the Year Review". Album of the Year. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  2. ^ Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. ^ "Metacritic Review". Metacritic. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. Gerardi, Matt (3 August 2018). "YG, Helena Hauff, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. Corner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. Hampson, Ashley (3 August 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim!. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. Beta, Andy (7 August 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. Carr, Paul (3 August 2018). "Dorian Concept Systematically Deconstructs Genres to Create Something New on 'The Nature of Imitation'". PopMatters. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. Gerth, Austin (18 June 2018). "Dorian Concept to feed you brain new album with the help of Brainfeeder, serves up first single as an appetizer". Tiny Mix Tapes. Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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