Anticlines (album)

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Anticlines
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Studio album by
Lucrecia Dalt
Released4 May 2018 (2018-05-04)
Length36:23
Label RVNG Intl.
Lucrecia Dalt chronology
Ou
(2015)		Anticlines
(2018)		No Era Sólida
(2020)

Anticlines is a solo studio album by Lucrecia Dalt, a Colombian musician based in Berlin. [1] It was released on 4 May 2018 through RVNG Intl. [2] It received universal acclaim from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

Lucrecia Dalt created Anticlines primarily using Nord Modular, Moogerfooger MuRF, and her voice. [4] She wrote the lyrics with Henry Anderson. [5] The album's title refers to a type of geological formation. [6] Music videos were released for "Tar" [2] and "Edge". [1]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
Pitchfork 8.0/10 [6]
PopMatters 8/10 [7]
Resident Advisor 4.1/5 [8]
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XLR8R 8.5/10 [10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Anticlines received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 83 out of 100 from 7 critic scores. [3]

Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork stated, "what makes this a truly special record is its vocal dimension." [6] He added, "A world away from her singing style on previous albums, Dalt's performance here combines captivating spoken-word passages with subtle vocal processing that sounds like the product of a chromed larynx." [6] Daniel Cole of XLR8R stated, "deeply framed messages are tied together with abstract jagged music, rigid sound design and haunting, poetic vocals, to create a richly layered record." [10] Danijela Bočev of The Quietus commented that "This is an immersive listen, full of eerie familiarity and suspended body horror; a quasi-mystical sense of oneness gives Anticlines cohesion and a sense of spiritual comfort, and somehow reminds one of the vast indifferent universe as we descend into environmental disaster." [11]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Anticlines
PublicationListRankRef.
The Quietus Quietus Albums of the Year 2018
76
Resident Advisor 2018's Best Albums
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Track listing

All lyrics are written by Lucrecia Dalt and Henry Anderson; all music is composed by Lucrecia Dalt.

Anticlines track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Edge"3:45
2."Altra"1:30
3."Tar"4:40
4."Atmospheres Touch"3:29
5."Errors of Skin"3:39
6."Analogue Mountains"2:14
7."Axis Excess"2:33
8."Indifferent Universe"1:42
9."Concentric Nothings"1:54
10."Helio Tanz"1:44
11."Glass Brain"3:09
12."Liminalidad"2:33
13."Eclipsed Subject"1:20
14."Antiform"2:11
Total length:36:23
Expanded edition bonus track [14]
No.TitleLength
15."Shergotite Rain"3:01
Total length:39:24

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [15]

References

  1. 1 2 "Lucrecia Dalt shares video for "Edge"". The Wire . 3 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  2. 1 2 Fosl, Lijah (13 February 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt announces new album Anticlines on RVNG Intl., shares video for "Tar"". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Anticlines by Lucrecia Dalt". Metacritic . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  4. ↑ Helfet, Gabriela (13 February 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt fuses Colombian rhythms with minimalist synths on new RVNG Intl. album". The Vinyl Factory . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  5. ↑ Slater, Maya-Roisin (10 July 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt: Atmospheres touch". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 17 July 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  6. 1 2 3 4 Sherburne, Philip (4 May 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt: Anticlines". Pitchfork . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  7. ↑ Poscic, Antonio (21 June 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt Explores the Boundaries of Bodies Through Ambient Experiments on 'Anticlines'". PopMatters . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  8. ↑ Finlayson, Angus (3 May 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt - Anticlines". Resident Advisor . Archived from the original on 31 May 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  9. ↑ Savage, Rowan. "Lucrecia Dalt - Anticlines". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  10. 1 2 Cole, Daniel (20 April 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt Anticlines". XLR8R . Archived from the original on 21 April 2018. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  11. ↑ Bočev, Danijela (3 August 2018). "Lucrecia Dalt — Anticlines". The Quietus . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  12. ↑ "Quietus Albums Of The Year 2018, In Association With Norman Records (page 5)". The Quietus . 25 December 2018. Retrieved 10 July 2025.
  13. ↑ "2018's Best Albums". Resident Advisor . 11 December 2018. Archived from the original on 1 April 2019. Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  14. ↑ "Anticlines | Lucrecia Dalt". Bandcamp . Retrieved 31 May 2025.
  15. ↑ Lucrecia Dalt (2018). Anticlines (CD booklet). RVNG Intl.

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