The Nature of Imitation

The Nature of Imitation is the third studio album by Austrian electronic musician and producer Oliver Thomas Johnson, under his stage name Dorian Concept. It was released on 3 August 2018 by Brainfeeder.^[9]

The Nature of Imitation
Studio album by Dorian Concept
Released	3 August 2018 (2018-08-03)
Genre	IDM[1] Electronic[2]
Length	39:14
Label	Brainfeeder
Dorian Concept chronology
Joined Ends (2014) The Nature of Imitation (2018)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	78/100[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
The A.V. Club	B+[4]
Crack Magazine	6/10[5]
Exclaim!	9/10[6]
Pitchfork	7.2/10[7]
PopMatters	8/10[8]

Critical reception

The Nature of Imitation was met with "generally favorable" reviews from critics. At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream publications, this release received an average score of 78, based on 8 reviews.^[3] Aggregator Album of the Year gave the release a 74 out of 100 based on a critical consensus of 9 reviews.^[1]

Track listing

The Nation of Imitation track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Promises"	3:57
2.	"Angel Shark"	2:53
3.	"J Buyers"	4:51
4.	"A Mother's Lament"	1:52
5.	"No Time Not Mine"	3:56
6.	"Pedestrians"	3:56
7.	"Self Similarity"	4:12
8.	"Dishwater"	2:51
9.	"E13"	4:43
10.	"The Space"	3:36
11.	"You Give and Give"	2:27