Drone Logic

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Drone Logic
Daniel Avery Drone Logic Cover.png
Studio album by
Daniel Avery
Released7 October 2013 (2013-10-07)
Length68:47
Label Phantasy Sound
Daniel Avery chronology
Drone Logic
(2013)		 Song for Alpha
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [2]
Clash 7/10 [3]
The Irish Times Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [4]
Mixmag Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [5]
Mojo Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [6]
NME Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [7]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [8]
Q Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [9]
Resident Advisor Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [10]
The Skinny Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svg [11]

Drone Logic is the debut studio album by English electronic musician Daniel Avery. It was released on 7 October 2013 under Phantasy Sound and Because Music. [12]

Contents

Accolades

Accolades for Drone Logic
PublicationAccoladeRankRef.
Clash Top 40 Albums of 2013
38
Crack Magazine Top 100 Albums of 2013
9
The Quietus Top 100 Albums of 2013
7
Resident Advisor Top 20 Albums of 2013
20

Critical reception

Drone Logic was met with universal acclaim 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 83, based on 11 reviews. [1]

Track listing

Drone Logic track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Water Jump"8:29
2."Free Floating"6:29
3."Drone Logic"7:09
4."These Nights Never End"5:46
5."Naive Response"5:23
6."Platform Zero"3:03
7."Need Electric"6:09
8."All I Need"6:55
9."Spring 27"1:41
10."Simulrec"6:02
11."New Energy (Live Through It)"5:54
12."Knowing We'll Be Here"5:42

Charts

Chart performance for Drone Logic
Chart (2013)Peak
position
UK Dance Albums (OCC) [17] 20
UK Independent Albums (OCC) [18] 23

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  4. ↑ Caroll, Jim (8 November 2013). "The Irish Times Review". The Irish Times . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  5. ↑ Abbott, Jeremy (21 October 2013). "DANIEL AVERY". [[[Mixmag]]. Archived from the original on 11 August 2014. Retrieved 4 June 2020.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  6. ↑ With echoes of caribou, Chemical Brothers and Underworld also fluttering in the mix, Avery's is a compelling, club-friendly debut with crossover appeal to the headphone set. [Nov 2013, p.89]
  7. ↑ Perry, Kevin (7 October 2013). "NME Review". NME . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  8. ↑ Gaerig, Andrew (23 October 2013). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  9. ↑ Although the music is minimal, propulsive and built for clubs, Avery's formative years spent listening too rock and proto-electro lend the album a dynamic that suits headphone immersion. [Nov 2013, p.102]
  10. ↑ Ryce, Andrew (7 October 2013). "Resident Advisor Review". Resident Advisor . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  11. ↑ Gieben, Bram (9 October 2013). "The Skinny Review". The Skinny . Retrieved 4 June 2020.
  12. ↑ "Daniel Avery announces debut album Drone Logic on Phantasy Sound". Fact . 5 August 2013. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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  14. ↑ "Albums of the Year 2013". Crack Magazine . 12 December 2020. Retrieved 4 June 2020.
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