''Dark Rift'' is a studio album by American electronic musician
Pictureplane
Travis Egedy (born May 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, making a ...
. It was released by
Lovepump United Records
Lovepump United is an independent record label founded in 2004 by Vassar College students Jake Friedman and Mookie Singerman in Poughkeepsie, New York. The label is based in New York City. Friedman and Singerman were the only members of a duo G ...
on August 4, 2009. Music videos were created for "Trance Doll" and "Goth Star".
Critical reception
Zach Kelly of ''
Pitchfork
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'' gave the album a 7.3 out of 10, saying, "the propulsive, strobe-streaked allegiance to the mainstream dance music of days gone by is ultimately the most admirable thing about ''Dark Rift''."
[ Shawn Reynaldo of '']XLR8R
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History and profile
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'' gave the album an 8.5 out of 10, saying, "''Dark Rift'' proves that even DIY warehouse kids can make some first-rate dance music."[ Matthew Collins of '']PopMatters
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'' gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying: "No song on ''Dark Rift'' may be especially fantastic, but no song on the album is anything less than great, either."[
"Goth Star" was placed at number 79 on '']Pitchfork
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''s "Top 100 Tracks of 2009" list.
Track listing
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Pictureplane
Travis Egedy (born May 1, 1985), better known by his stage name Pictureplane, is an American electronic musician, visual artist and fashion designer based in Brooklyn, New York. He first appeared in the music scene of Denver, Colorado, making a ...
– artwork, sounds, sampling
* Josh Bonati – mastering
References
External links
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2009 albums
Pictureplane albums
Lovepump United albums