The Geometrid
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{{Infobox album
| name = The Geometrid
| type = studio
| artist = Looper
| cover = LooperTheGeometrid.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|df=yes|2000|05|08}}
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre =
| length = {{Duration|m=35|s=06}}
| label = Jeepster
Sub Pop{{cite web |title=LOOPER THE GEOMETRID |url=https://www.subpop.com/releases/looper/the_geometrid |website=Sub Pop |access-date=23 March 2021}}
| producer = Looper
| prev_title = Up a Tree
| prev_year = 1999
| next_title = The Snare
| next_year = 2002
| misc = {{Singles
| name = The Geometrid
| type = studio
| single1 = Mondo '77
| single1date = 2000
}}
}}
{{Music ratings
| MC = 67/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/the-geometrid/looper|title=The Geometrid by Looper|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=6 March 2018}}
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/the-geometrid-mw0000065200|title=The Geometrid - Looper|work=AllMusic|first=Heather|last=Phares|accessdate=6 March 2018}}
|rev2 = The Encyclopedia of Popular Music
|rev2score = {{rating|3|5}}{{cite book |last1=Larkin |first1=Colin |title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music |date=2006 |publisher=MUZE |volume=5 |page=315}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 6.8/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/4852-the-geometrid/|title=Looper: The Geometrid|work=Pitchfork|first=Meg|last=Zamula|date=9 May 2000|accessdate=6 March 2018}}
}}
The Geometrid is the second studio album by Looper, released in 2000.{{cite web |title=Artist Biography by Tim Sendra |url=https://www.allmusic.com/artist/looper-mn0000827771/biography |website=AllMusic |access-date=23 March 2021}}{{cite web |title=Looper Announce Box Set & New Album |url=https://thequietus.com/articles/17083-looper-announce-box-set-these-things-new-album-offgrid-offline |website=The Quietus |access-date=23 March 2021}} It peaked at number 22 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.
Critical reception
Exclaim! called The Geometrid "a beautiful, modern pop record."{{cite web |title=Looper The Geometrid |url=https://exclaim.ca/music/article/looper-geometrid |website=Exclaim! |access-date=23 March 2021}} The Guardian deemed it "a collection of shabbily produced electro-indie ditties hamstrung by half-hearted vocals and laughably leaden beats."{{cite web |title=Other pop releases |url=https://www.theguardian.com/friday_review/story/0,,219790,00.html |website=The Guardian |access-date=23 March 2021}} The Cleveland Scene considered it "a fascinating blend of techno beats with the warmth and invitation of a purer and more populist brand of pop music."{{cite web |title=Looper The Geometrid |url=https://www.clevescene.com/cleveland/looper/Content?oid=1474280 |website=Cleveland Scene |access-date=23 March 2021}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Mondo '77
| length1 = 4:56
| title2 = On the Flipside
| length2 = 3:51
| title3 = Modem Song
| length3 = 3:05
| title4 = Uncle Ray
| length4 = 3:34
| title5 = PuddleMonkey
| length5 = 0:26
| title6 = These Things
| length6 = 4:10
| title7 = Bug Rain
| length7 = 3:35
| title8 = My Robot
| length8 = 3:35
| title9 = Tomorrow's World
| length9 = 4:05
| title10 = Money Hair
| length10 = 3:59
}}
Charts
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!scope="col"| Chart !scope="col"| Peak |
| scope="row"| UK Independent Albums (OCC){{cite web|url=http://www.officialcharts.com/charts/independent-albums-chart/20000514/131/|title=Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 14 May 2000 - 20 May 2000|work=Official Charts Company|accessdate=6 March 2018}}
| 22 |
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References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|120062|The Geometrid}}
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