| Technomancer | ||||
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| Released | October 30, 2015 | |||
| Recorded | 2013–2015 | |||
| Studio | Brooklyn, New York; Los Angeles, California | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 39:43 | |||
| Label | Anticon | |||
| Producer | Travis Egedy | |||
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| Singles from Technomancer | ||||
Technomancer is a studio album by American electronic musician Pictureplane. It was released by Anticon on October 30, 2015. [3] Music videos were created for "Self Control", [4] "Technomancer", [5] "Death Condition", [6] and "Joyrider". [7]
Most of the album was created using the Access Virus synthesizer. [8] Pictureplane also used an old desktop computer. [8] Brad Hoss, Dre Skull, D Gookin, and Lars Stafford helped engineer the album. [8] "Self Control" and "Live Forever" featured guest vocalist Grace Hall. [9]
Pictureplane described it as "an album about our current relationship with technology and how it is defining our existence right now." [8] The title of the album refers to "someone who uses technology for magical purposes." [10]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [9] |
| Pitchfork | 5.9/10 [11] |
| PopMatters |   [12] |
| Spectrum Culture | 2.75/5 [13] |
Derek Staples of Spectrum Culture gave the album a 2.75 out of 5, calling it "an amalgam of androgynous lyricism, shoegaze electronics, second-wave acid techno and downtempo darkwave." [13] Matt James of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "It's anarchic, noisy, sweaty, somewhat scrappy at times, but a ton of fun." [12]
Writing for Under the Radar , Tamaryn included it on her "Top 12 Albums of 2015" list. [14]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Sick Machine" | 3:33 |
| 2. | "Esoterrorist" | 4:26 |
| 3. | "Joyrider" | 3:27 |
| 4. | "Death Condition" | 2:56 |
| 5. | "Street Pressure" | 3:27 |
| 6. | "Harsh Realm" | 3:43 |
| 7. | "Self Control" | 4:16 |
| 8. | "Chaos Radical" | 3:52 |
| 9. | "Technomancer" | 3:28 |
| 10. | "Riot Porn" | 3:19 |
| 11. | "Live Forever" | 3:23 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
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