Equivalents (album)

Equivalents
Studio album by
Loscil
Released16 August 2019 (2019-08-16)
Genres
Length52:38
LabelKranky
Producers
  • Scott Morgan
  • Amir Abbey
Loscil chronology
Monument Builders
(2016)		 Equivalents
(2019)		 Clara
(2021)

Equivalents is a studio album by Canadian composer and record producer Scott Morgan under the pseudonym Loscil. It was released on 16 August 2019 through Kranky. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[3]

Background

Scott Morgan, also known as Loscil, is a Canadian composer and record producer.[4] Equivalents is named after and inspired by Equivalents, a series of black-and-white photographs of clouds taken by Alfred Stieglitz in the 1920s and 1930s.[5] The album contains eight tracks.[6] It was released on 16 August 2019 through Kranky.[7]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic78/100[3]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStar[1]
Exclaim!8/10[5]
Pitchfork7.0/10[8]
PopMatters7/10[9]
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStar[10]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Equivalents received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 78 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.[3]

Heather Phares of AllMusic described the album as "another set of beautiful ambient tracks" and "a fascinating meditation on artistic interpretation."[1] Jonathan Williger of Pitchfork stated, "There are elusive melodic lines spread throughout the album, often so slow that they unfurl over the course of an entire track."[8] He added, "Because of its indistinct nature, Equivalents feels infinitely deep, with details left undiscovered even after repeat listens."[8] Meanwhile, Daniel Bromfield of PopMatters wrote, "If Equivalents isn't quite in the first tier of Loscil releases with First Narrows or Endless Falls, it's because it feels a little less personal than most of his work."[9]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Equivalents
Publication List Rank Ref.
AllMusic AllMusic Best of 2019
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Favorite Electronic Albums
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XLR8R XLR8R's Best of 2019: Releases
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Track listing

All tracks are written by Scott Morgan, except "Equivalent 7" by Morgan and Amir Abbey.

Equivalents track listing[13][14]
No.TitleLength
1."Equivalent 1"7:18
2."Equivalent 3"7:22
3."Equivalent 6"7:03
4."Equivalent 5"4:23
5."Equivalent 2"8:14
6."Equivalent 8"3:26
7."Equivalent 7" (featuring Secret Pyramid)6:50
8."Equivalent 4"8:02
Total length:52:38

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[14]

References

  1. 1 2 3 Phares, Heather. "Equivalents - Loscil". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  2. 1 2 "Favorite Electronic Albums | AllMusic 2019 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  3. 1 2 3 "Equivalents by Loscil". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 14 December 2022. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  4. ↑ Phares, Heather. "Loscil". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  5. 1 2 Beedham, Tom (13 August 2019). "Loscil Equivalents". Exclaim!. Archived from the original on 14 December 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  6. ↑ JasonC (12 June 2019). "Loscil preps new LP Equivalent, shares track and tour dates". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 11 August 2024. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  7. ↑ Pearl, Max (11 June 2019). "Loscil returns to Kranky for his 12th album, Equivalents". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 28 June 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  8. 1 2 3 Williger, Jonathan (16 August 2019). "Loscil: Equivalents". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 23 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  9. 1 2 Bromfield, Daniel (21 August 2019). "It's Remarkable How Heavy Loscil Makes Emptiness Feel on 'Equivalents'". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 13 September 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  10. ↑ Willcoma (2 September 2019). "Loscil - Equivalents". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on 15 November 2019. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  11. ↑ "AllMusic Best of 2019 | AllMusic 2019 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  12. ↑ "XLR8R's Best of 2019: Releases". XLR8R. 19 December 2019. Archived from the original on 12 January 2020. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  13. ↑ "Equivalents | loscil". Bandcamp. Archived from the original on 5 June 2025. Retrieved 5 July 2026.
  14. 1 2 Loscil (2019). Equivalents (CD liner notes). Kranky.

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