Inventions (Inventions album)
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| Released | April 1, 2014 | |||
| Length | 44:20 | |||
| Label | Temporary Residence | |||
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Inventions is the debut studio album by Inventions, a collaborative project between Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith. It was released on April 1, 2014, through Temporary Residence Limited. It received generally favorable reviews from critics.[1]
Inventions consists of Matthew Cooper, also known as Eluvium, and Mark T. Smith of Explosions in the Sky.[2] They became friends when Eluvium and Explosions in the Sky toured together.[3] They first collaborated on the song "Envenom Mettle" for Eluvium's album Nightmare Ending (2013).[4] Inventions is the duo's debut studio album.[5]
Critical reception
| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 72/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |    [6] |
| Consequence | C+[7] |
| The Line of Best Fit | 8/10[8] |
| Pitchfork | 7.5/10[9] |
| PopMatters | [10] |
| The Skinny | [11] |
| Spin | 7/10[12] |
According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Inventions received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 72 out of 100 from 9 critic scores.[1]
Benjamin Hedge Olson of PopMatters stated, "Inventions places Cooper's lush, electronic ambience alongside Explosions in the Sky's sense of space and tension."[10] He added, "The results are quite satisfying and not too syrupy."[10] Garrett Kamps of Spin commented that "Inventions works for all the reasons post-rock ambient experimental noise-scape music is supposed to work."[12] Mark Richardson of Pitchfork stated, "Lack of variety aside, Eluvium and Smith couldn't be a better match, and the record as a whole possesses an uncommon beauty."[9] John Skibeat of The Line of Best Fit described Inventions as "an instrumental album of the most beautiful, minimalist, ambient rock music that resonates at a completely different frequency from all that has gone before."[8]
Accolades
| Publication | List | Rank | Ref. |
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| Drowned in Sound | 50 Favourite Albums of 2014 | 40 |
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| MusicOMH | Top 100 Albums of 2014 | 60 |
Track listing
All tracks are written by Matthew Cooper and Mark T. Smith.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 1. | "Echo Tropism" | 2:53 |
| 2. | "Flood Poems" | 7:28 |
| 3. | "Entity" | 6:33 |
| 4. | "Luminous Insects" | 4:47 |
| 5. | "Peacable Child" | 7:29 |
| 6. | "Sun Locations / Sun Coda" | 6:01 |
| 7. | "Recipient" | 5:10 |
| 8. | "Psychic Automation" | 3:59 |
| Total length: | 44:20 | |
Notes
- "Luminous Insects" contains a sample from "Young Prayer Untitled 1" by Noah Lennox.[15]
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[15]
- Matthew Cooper – performance, production
- Mark T. Smith – performance, production
- Michael James – voice (7)
- Roger Seibel – mastering
- Jeremy deVine – layout, design
- NASA – cover photography source
- Kim Høltermand – inside photography
- Esteban Rey – illustration