Copia (album)

Copia
Studio album by Eluvium
Released	February 20, 2007
Recorded	Summer 2006
Genre	Ambient
Length	54:45
Label	Temporary Residence
Eluvium chronology
When I Live by the Garden and the Sea (2006) Copia (2007) Similes (2010)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	84/100 [1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cokemachineglow	70% [3]
Drowned in Sound	9/10 [4]
Pitchfork	7.7/10 [5]
PopMatters	7/10 [6]
Sputnikmusic	4.5/5 [7]
Tiny Mix Tapes	[8]

Copia is the fourth album from Portland, Oregon ambient musician Matthew Cooper, under the name Eluvium. The album features many more instruments than much of Cooper's past material, such as brass and string instruments. The cover illustration is Jeannie Paske's watercolor and ink, titled In Search of a View.

Track listing

1. "Amreik" – 3:18
2. "Indoor Swimming at the Space Station" – 10:29
3. "Seeing You Off the Edges" – 5:03
4. "Prelude for Time Feelers" – 5:48
5. "Requiem on Frankfort Ave." – 2:41
6. "Radio Ballet" – 3:12
7. "(Intermission)" – 0:50
8. "After Nature" – 1:51
9. "Reciting the Airships" – 4:35
10. "Ostinato" – 6:08
11. "Hymn #1" – 1:32
12. "Repose in Blue" – 9:18

References

1. "Reviews for Copia by Eluvium". Metacritic . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
2. Greene, Jo-Ann. Copia at AllMusic
3. Alexander, Christopher (February 2, 2007). "Eluvium - Copia". Cokemachineglow . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
4. Yates, Ben (December 15, 2007). "Eluvium: Copia". Drowned in Sound . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
5. Richardson, Mark. "Eluvium: Copia". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved February 20, 2025.
6. Heaton, Dave (27 March 2007). "Eluvium: Copia". PopMatters . Retrieved 2 May 2025.
7. EMERITUS, FlawedPerfection (February 14, 2007). "Eluvium - Copia". Sputnikmusic . Retrieved May 2, 2025.
8. Gurney, Dave. "Eluvium - Copia". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved May 2, 2025.