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Sensorimotor (album)

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Sensorimotor
Studio album by
ReleasedMarch 3, 2017 (2017-03-03)
GenreExperimental[1]
Length53:26
LabelGhostly International
ProducerJeff McIlwain
Lusine chronology
Arterial Reworks
(2015)
Sensorimotor
(2017)
Sensorimotor Remixes
(2017)
Singles from Sensorimotor
  1. "Just a Cloud"
    Released: January 10, 2017
  2. "Won't Forget"
    Released: February 14, 2017

Sensorimotor is a studio album by American musician Lusine, released on March 3, 2017, through Ghostly International.

Background and release

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Sensorimotor was announced on January 10, 2017, four years after Lusine's previous album on Ghostly International, The Waiting Room. The same day, a single, "Just a Cloud", featuring Vilja Larjosto, was released.[2] On February 12, a second single, "Won't Forget", was released, also featuring Larjosto.[3] Sensorimotor was released on March 3, 2017.[4] A music video for "Just a Cloud" was premiered by Vice on March 30, which used a custom lighting rig featuring 2,300 LEDs and was directed by Michael Reisinger in collaboration with Alex Borton.[5] A remix album, Sensorimotor Remixes, was released on September 15, 2017.[6]

Reception

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Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubB[9]
Exclaim!6/10[10]
PopMatters6/10[11]

According to review aggregator Metacritic, Sensorimotor received "generally favorable reviews" from critics.[7] A reviewer wrote to Mojo that the album contains "[b]ig, warm music that doesn't shout loud, yet makes itself heard."[12] Timothy Monger of AllMusic said that, with the album, Lusine "takes another evolutionary step forward, seeming strangely natural in his skin of manipulation."[8] A reviewer for The Wire said that the album "settles into a solid groove of high end electro pop with just enough dust to keep it grounded."[13] A The A.V. Club writer described it as a "pleasant, if unmoving slice of electro ambience".[9] Exclaim!'s Will Pearson thought the album wasn't as strong as other Lusine albums released through Ghostly.[10] Landon MacDonald of PopMatters said the album "is an exercise in doing many things well but nothing truly great."[11]

Track listing

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All music is composed by Jeff McIlwain.

No.TitleLyricsLength
1."Canopy" 4:38
2."Ticking Hands" (featuring Sarah McIlwain)McIlwain4:47
3."Slow Motion" 4:49
4."Just a Cloud" (featuring Vilja Larjosto)Larjosto5:32
5."The Level" 5:41
6."Witness" (featuring Benoît Pioulard)Pioulard4:24
7."Chatter" 1:41
8."Won't Forget" (featuring Vilja Larjosto)Larjosto5:09
9."Flyway" 6:02
10."Tropopause" 3:35
11."The Lift" 7:08
Total length:53:26

Personnel

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  • Jeff McIlwain — writer, producer
  • Sarah McIlwain — vocals, lyrics ("Ticking Hands")
  • Vilja Larjosto — vocals, lyrics ("Just a Cloud", "Won't Forget")
  • Benoît Pioulard — vocals, lyrics ("Witness")
  • Rafael Anton Irisarri — mastering
  • Andy Gilmore — artwork
  • Wade Jeffree — design

Release history

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Release history for Sensorimotor
Region Date Format(s) Label
Worldwide[4] March 3, 2017 Ghostly International

References

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  1. ^ Murray, Gordon (March 16, 2017). "Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: Lucas & Steve, Blanck Mass & Lusine". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  2. ^ "Ghostly announces new Lusine album, Sensorimotor". Resident Advisor. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  3. ^ Leight, Elias (February 14, 2017). "Move Past Heartache With Lusine's 'Won't Forget:' Exclusive Premiere". Billboard. Retrieved August 27, 2023.
  4. ^ a b "Sensorimotor". Ghostly International. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  5. ^ Holmes, Kevin (March 30, 2017). "[Premiere] 2,300 LEDs Sync Up with Beats in Lusine's New Music Video". Vice. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  6. ^ "Sensorimotor Remixes". Ghostly International. Retrieved August 25, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "Sensorimotor by Lusine". Metacritic. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Sensorimotor - Lusine | Songs, Reviews, Credits". AllMusic. Retrieved November 12, 2021.
  9. ^ a b "The Magnetic Fields, Grandaddy, Minus The Bear, and more in this week's music reviews". The A.V. Club. March 3, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  10. ^ a b "Lusine - Sensorimotor". Exclaim!. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  11. ^ a b "Lusine: Sensorimotor". PopMatters. March 17, 2017. Retrieved August 24, 2023.
  12. ^ Mojo. April 2017. p. 97
  13. ^ The Wire. April 2017. p. 62