Oneohtrix Point Never - Replica
Critic Score
Based on 29 reviews
2011 Ratings: #93 / 1031
Year End Rank: #34
User Score
2011 Rank: #23
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CRITIC REVIEWS

88
Pitchfork

There's a real sense of discovery here, or possibilities being probed, and that feeling is infectious.

80
The Needle Drop
On Oneohtrix Point Never's latest album, producer Daniel Lopatin casually saunters into the field of sample-based music, and kicks total ass.
80
Consequence of Sound

Replica catches Lopatin at the peak of his powers, realizing his esoteric vision with a newfound brazenness

80
Drowned in Sound

Replica remains subdued and solemn, teetering on the edge of a gaping vacuum of sound.

40
The Skinny
When he dials back the glitch and lets his samples breathe, as on the album’s title track, the overall effect is much more compelling, but such moments are few and far between on on album that too often feels like a frustratingly unsophisticated collage of unsympathetic elements.
UltimateLifeFrm
100

Sampling paradise.

Replica is the 5th studio album from American electronic music producer Daniel Lopatin, under the moniker Oneohtrix Point Never.

It was released in November 2011, having been recorded at Mexican Summer Studios in Brooklyn New York. It received highly positive reviews & was a modest commercial success, peaking at No. 7 in the US Heatseeker Albums.

Well, this album has been on my radar for a long time now, 5 months of procrastinating on it ever since I heard his most ... read more

BuffaloStaple
100

This album is flawless to me. I can't find anything about it that bothers me to a point where i feel it detracts from the experience in some way, it's a masterwork of experimental electronic music and one of the most exceptionally crafted albums I've ever heard.

BradTasteMusic
86

Up is so out of place. This works in the same way a Boards of Canada album works for me. Very dark but creative

99

being watched through the lens of a mirror from the dungeon in your dreams

LitDinosaur
89

What comes to your ears is what you see on the cover ----- The old demon revives and starts to take control of the world once again. And you are not prepared for this ------ Otherworldly ambient structure and impressive details.

Number:#628
First Listen:2024.3.11
Times I Have Fully Listened To:1
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hwkn
69

A very unique record that I have mixed feelings on. When it works, it creates this uncanny mysterious yet peaceful vibe. The title track 'Replica' is fantastic, an otherworldly experience that throws me adrift into some sort of vast cyberspace... and then I'm immediately jolted out of the ambiance by the gross wet muddy slopping sound that is sampled heavily on 'Nassau'.

Least favs: Nassau
Favs: *Replica, Power of Persuasion, Sleep Dealer, Explain

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Track List

1Andro
3:54
94
2Power of Persuasion
3:28
93
3Sleep Dealer
3:10
92
4Remember
3:23
89
5Replica
4:35
95
6Nassau
4:42
86
7Submersible
3:50
87
8Up
3:56
89
9Child Soldier
3:13
85
10Explain
6:43
89
Total Length: 41 minutes
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Added on: October 11, 2011