Clara (album)

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Clara
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Studio album by
Loscil
ReleasedMay 28, 2021 (2021-05-28)
Length69:54
Label Kranky
Producer Scott Morgan
Loscil chronology
Adrift
(2020)		Clara
(2021)		The Sails
(2022)

Clara is a studio album by Canadian composer and record producer Scott Morgan under the pseudonym Loscil. [1] It was released on May 28, 2021, through Kranky. [2] It received universal acclaim from critics. [3]

Contents

Background

The sounds on Clara are sourced from a 3-minute composition performed by a 22-piece string orchestra in Budapest, Hungary, that was lathe-cut onto a 7-inch record. [4] Loscil "scratched and abused" it, and then sampled and shaped the sounds from it to create the album. [4]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 85/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [5]
Exclaim! 7/10 [6]
MusicOMH Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [8]
Spectrum Culture76% [9]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic , Clara received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 85 out of 100 from 8 critic scores. [3]

Ben Devlin of MusicOMH commented that "Clara is a supremely accomplished record, and deserves to sit with previous career highlights like Submers and Monument Builders as a masterclass in abstract electronica." [7] Justin Vellucci of PopMatters called the album "a beguiling work that toys with space between light and shadow while touching on themes of space and gravity as all-encompassing and inspiring as the universe itself." [8] Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "A beautifully nuanced work, Clara is both revealing and mysterious -- and Loscil fans wouldn't expect anything less." [5]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Clara
PublicationListRankRef.
Beats Per Minute BPM's Favorite Ambient of 2021
—
MusicOMH musicOMH's Top 50 Albums of 2021
36
PopMatters The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2021
18

Track listing

All tracks are written by Scott Morgan.

Clara track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Lux"5:40
2."Lumina"6:12
3."Lucida"5:44
4."Stella"10:08
5."Vespera"6:01
6."Sol"5:04
7."Aura"8:32
8."Flamma"6:04
9."Orta"7:18
10."Clara"9:11
Total length:69:54

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. [13]

References

  1. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Loscil". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  2. ↑ H., Rob (March 30, 2021). "loscil reveals intriguing new album with the immersive ambient cut "Vespera"". Beats Per Minute . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  3. 1 2 3 "Clara by Loscil". Metacritic . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  4. 1 2 Eede, Christian (March 30, 2021). "Loscil Details New Album, 'Clara'". The Quietus . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  5. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Clara - Loscil". AllMusic . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  6. ↑ Sylvester, Daniel (May 27, 2021). "'Clara' Further Proves Loscil's Undying Commitment to a Concept". Exclaim! . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  7. 1 2 Devlin, Ben (May 26, 2021). "Loscil – Clara". MusicOMH . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  8. 1 2 Vellucci, Justin (June 3, 2021). "Loscil's 'Clara' Is a Beguiling Work". PopMatters . Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  9. ↑ Bromfield, Daniel (June 6, 2021). "Loscil: Clara". Spectrum Culture. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  10. ↑ "BPM's Favorite Ambient of 2021". Beats Per Minute . January 10, 2022. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  11. ↑ "musicOMH's Top 50 Albums Of 2021". MusicOMH . December 17, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  12. ↑ "The 20 Best Electronic Albums of 2021 (page 1 of 4)". PopMatters . December 14, 2021. Retrieved June 8, 2025.
  13. ↑ Loscil (2021). Clara (CD booklet). Kranky.
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