Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes | ||||
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Released | November 8, 2019 | |||
Length | 34:52 | |||
Label | Don Giovanni Records | |||
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Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes is the third studio album by American musician Moor Mother. It was released on November 8, 2019, under Don Giovanni Records. [1]
The first single "After Images", a collaboration with Justin Broadrick from Godflesh, was released on August 27, 2019. [2]
Aggregate scores | |
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 82/100 [3] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
Clash | 9/10 [4] |
Exclaim! | 6/10 [5] |
The Guardian | [6] |
Pitchfork | 7.7/10 [7] |
Analog Fluids of Sonic Black Holes was met with universal acclaim 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 82, based on 8 reviews. [3]
Publication | Accolade | Rank | Ref. |
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Clash | Top 40 Albums of 2019 | 31 | |
DJ Mag | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 26 | |
The Key | Top 15 Albums of 2019 | 12 | |
Norman Records | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 15 | |
The Quietus | Top 100 Albums of 2019 | 12 | |
The Wire | Top 50 Albums of 2019 | 4 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Repeater" | 4:34 |
2. | "Don't Die" | 1:57 |
3. | "After Images" | 2:48 |
4. | "Engineered Uncertainty" | 1:00 |
5. | "Master's Clock" | 1:19 |
6. | "Black Flight" | 2:49 |
7. | "The Myth Hold Weight" | 3:58 |
8. | "Sonic Black Holes" | 1:07 |
9. | "LA92" | 1:35 |
10. | "Shadowgrams" | 4:08 |
11. | "Private Silence" | 3:28 |
12. | "Cold Case" | 1:56 |
13. | "Passing of Time" | 4:13 |
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