The Nature of Imitation

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The Nature of Imitation
The Nature of Imitation.jpg
Studio album by
Dorian Concept
Released3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Genre
Length39:14
Label Brainfeeder
Dorian Concept chronology
Joined Ends
(2014)		The Nature of Imitation
(2018)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 78/100 [3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The A.V. Club B+ [4]
Crack Magazine 6/10 [5]
Exclaim! 9/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.2/10 [7]
PopMatters 8/10 [8]

The Nature of Imitation is the third studio album by Austrian electronic musician and producer Oliver Thomas Johnson, under his stage name Dorian Concept. It was released on 3 August 2018 by Brainfeeder. [9]

Contents

Critical reception

The Nature of Imitation was met with "generally favorable" reviews 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 78, based on 8 reviews. [3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews. [1]

Track listing

The Nation of Imitation track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Promises"3:57
2."Angel Shark"2:53
3."J Buyers"4:51
4."A Mother's Lament"1:52
5."No Time Not Mine"3:56
6."Pedestrians"3:56
7."Self Similarity"4:12
8."Dishwater"2:51
9."E13"4:43
10."The Space"3:36
11."You Give and Give"2:27

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  2. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "AllMusic Review". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  3. 1 2 "Metacritic Review". Metacritic . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  4. ↑ Gerardi, Matt (3 August 2018). "YG, Helena Hauff, and more albums to know about this week". The A.V. Club . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  5. ↑ Corner, Adam. "Crack Magazine Review". Crack Magazine . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  6. ↑ Hampson, Ashley (3 August 2018). "Exclaim! Review". Exclaim! . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  7. ↑ Beta, Andy (7 August 2018). "Pitchfork Review". Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  8. ↑ Carr, Paul (3 August 2018). "Dorian Concept Systematically Deconstructs Genres to Create Something New on 'The Nature of Imitation'". PopMatters . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
  9. ↑ Gerth, Austin (18 June 2018). "Dorian Concept to feed you brain new album with the help of Brainfeeder, serves up first single as an appetizer". Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved 14 September 2020.
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