Triple Point (album)
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| Triple Point | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | October 8, 2001 | |||
| Genre | Ambient techno[1] | |||
| Length | 59:12 | |||
| Label | Kranky | |||
| Producer | Scott Morgan | |||
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Triple Point is a studio album by Canadian composer and record producer Scott Morgan under the pseudonym Loscil. It was released on October 8, 2001, through Kranky.
Scott Morgan, also known as Loscil, is a Canadian composer and record producer.[2] After releasing a demo called A New Demonstration of Thermodynamic Tendencies in 1999, he got signed to the record label Kranky.[3] Triple Point is the first official Loscil album.[4] It is based on "the concepts of thermodynamics, the physical science which investigates the conversion of heat into mechanical force or energy and vice versa."[5] The album was released on October 8, 2001, through Kranky.[5] A vinyl edition of the album was released in 2024, with the addition of three bonus tracks.[6]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Pitchfork | 6.9/10[7] |
I. Khider of Exclaim! wrote, "Triple Point has its strengths, since it could function as both sedated house music or rhythmic ambient."[8] James Beaudreau of PopMatters commented that "the record has an unusually unified and focused sound."[9] Andy Kellman of AllMusic described the album as "one of the finest -- and most varied -- ambient techno releases of 2001."[1]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Scott Morgan.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hydrogen" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Ampere" | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Pressure" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Zero" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Discrete Entropy" | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Fuel Exergy" | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Enthalpy" | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Conductivity" | 7:37 |
| 9. | "Vapour" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Absolute" | 9:57 |
| Total length: | 59:12 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Hydrogen" | 3:35 |
| 2. | "Ampere" | 7:27 |
| 3. | "Pressure" | 4:32 |
| 4. | "Zero" | 4:13 |
| 5. | "Discrete Entropy" | 5:20 |
| 6. | "Fuel Exergy" | 6:00 |
| 7. | "Enthalpy" | 5:01 |
| 8. | "Conductivity" | 7:37 |
| 9. | "Vapour" | 5:08 |
| 10. | "Third Law" | 5:34 |
| 11. | "Steady State" | 3:12 |
| 12. | "P Motion" | 5:53 |
| 13. | "Absolute" | 9:57 |
| Total length: | 73:29 | |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.[10][11]
- Scott Morgan – production
- Keith Laidman – design
- Craig McCaffrey – design (vinyl edition)