Portals (Sub Focus and Wilkinson album)
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{{Infobox album
| name = Portals
| type = studio
| artist = Sub Focus and Wilkinson
| cover = Sub Focus and Wilkinson - Portals.png
| alt =
| released = 9 October 2020
| recorded =
| studio = Real World
| genre = Drum and bass
| length = 51:25
| label = Virgin EMI
| producer =
| chronology = Sub Focus
| prev_title = Torus
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = Evolve
| next_year = 2023
| misc = {{Extra chronology
| artist = Wilkinson
| type = studio
| prev_title = Hypnotic
| prev_year = 2017
| title = Portals
| year = 2020
| next_title = Cognition
| next_year = 2022
}}
{{Singles
| name = Portals
| type = studio
| single1 = Illuminate
| single1date = 13 September 2019
| single2 = Just Hold On
| single2date = 24 April 2020
| single3 = Air I Breathe
| single3date = 7 August 2020
| single4 = Turn the Lights Off
| single4date = 5 October 2020
| single5 = Freedom
| single5date = 8 January 2021
}}
}}
Portals is a studio album by English DJ and record producers Sub Focus and Wilkinson. It was released on 9 October 2020 by Virgin EMI Records.{{cite web|url=https://music.apple.com/gb/album/portals/1531102393|title=Portals by Sub Focus & Wilkinson|work=Apple Music|access-date=6 November 2020}} The album includes the singles "Illuminate", "Just Hold On", "Air I Breathe", "Turn the Lights Off" and "Freedom".
Background
Talking about the collaboration and releasing an album together, Sub Focus and Wilkinson said, "We first linked up to make a track called 'Take It Up' in 2018 and we were really encouraged by the response. We headlined a big festival in the UK together and really saw the potential of us extending the partnership [...] we just didn't feel like anything that ambitious in terms of albums was being made in drum 'n' bass at the time and that became our mission for this record."{{cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2020/11/sub-focus-and-wilkinson-discuss-journey-to-debut-lp-portals-interview/|title=Sub Focus and Wilkinson discuss journey to debut LP, 'Portals' [Interview]|website=Dancing Astronaut|date=5 November 2020|access-date=6 November 2020}}
Singles
"Illuminate" was released as the lead single from the album on 13 September 2019. "Just Hold On" was released as the second single from the album on 24 April 2020. "Air I Breathe" was released as the third single from the album on 7 August 2020. "Turn the Lights Off" was released as the fourth single from the album on 5 October 2020. "Freedom" was released as the fifth single from the album on 8 January 2021, after the album's release. It was released along with a remix from both Sub Focus and Wilkinson, along with High Contrast.{{cite web|url=https://www.ravejungle.com/2021/01/09/sub-focus-wilkinson-freedom-remake/|title=Sub Focus & Wilkinson link up with High Contrast for new version of 'Freedom'|publisher=Rave Jungle|date=9 January 2021|access-date=11 January 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| headline = Portals track listing
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| total_length = 51:25
| title1 = Air I Breathe
| writer1 = {{hlist|Clementine Douglas|John Calvert|Nicolaas Douwma|Mark Wilkinson}}
| extra1 = {{hlist|Nicolaas Douwma|Mark Wilkinson}}
| length1 = 4:10
| title2 = Enter Night
| note2 = with Cameron Hayes
| writer2 = {{hlist|Heather Cameron-Hayes|Calvert|Douwma|Tom Varrall|Wilkinson}}
| extra2 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length2 = 3:57
| title3 = Illuminate
| writer3 = {{hlist|Douwma|Varrall|Tom Havelock|Wilkinson}}
| extra3 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length3 = 2:59
| title4 = Freedom
| note4 = with Empara Mi
| writer4 = {{hlist|Chloe Curran|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| extra4 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length4 = 4:02
| title5 = Turn the Lights Off
| writer5 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| extra5 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length5 = 3:48
| title6 = Just Hold On
| writer6 = {{hlist|Ian Griffiths|Calvert|Douwma|Tom Griffiths|Havelock|Vula Malinga|Wilkinson}}
| extra6 = {{hlist|Icarus|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length6 = 4:59
| title7 = Ray of Sun
| note7 = with PAWWS
| writer7 = {{hlist|Lucy Taylor|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| extra7 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length7 = 5:31
| title8 = Alone
| note8 = with iiola
| writer8 = {{hlist|Douwma|Shannon Saunders|Wilkinson}}
| extra8 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length8 = 5:26
| title9 = Time
| writer9 = {{hlist|Calvert|Douwma|Varrall|Havelock|Wilkinson}}
| extra9 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length9 = 5:09
| title10 = Stratus
| writer10 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| extra10 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length10 = 4:06
| title11 = In Bloom
| writer11 = {{hlist|Douwma|Saunders|Wilkinson}}
| extra11 = {{hlist|Douwma|Wilkinson}}
| length11 = 5:31
}}
Charts
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|+ Chart performance for Portals ! scope="col"| Chart (2020) ! scope="col"| Peak |
{{album chart|New Zealand|26|artist=Sub Focus & Wilkinson|album=Portals|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2020}} |
{{album chart|UK2|68|date=20201016|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2020}} |
{{album chart|UKDance|1|date=20201016|rowheader=true|accessdate=6 November 2020}} |
Release history
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|+ Release history and formats for Portals ! scope="col"| Country ! scope="col"| Date ! scope="col"| Label ! scope="col"| Format |
scope="row"| United Kingdom
| 9 October 2020 | {{hlist|Digital download|streaming}} |
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References
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{{Sub Focus}}
{{Wilkinson}}
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