Lone returns with a genre bending 2LP on R&S Records. Moving back and forth between dusty hip-hop beats and classic house sounds, Reality Testing invites you in and keeps you warm throughout the journey. Tracks like “2 is 8” and “Meeker Warm Energy” give you a crunchy and laid back Dilla vibe while “Aurora Nothern Quarter” and “Begin to Begin” come at you with the throwback house feels. “Airglow Fires” is the definite summer single of the bunch with an off kilter rhythm eventually succumbing to the airy synths. With all the genre hopping going on, Lone is still able to tie it all in to a cohesive unit that flows nicely from beginning to end. Comes as a 2LP on limited edition yellow vinyl with free mp3 download.

• music label: R&S 2014

reviewed by boumtje-boumtje 07/2014