Communion (Rabit album)

Communion
Studio album by
Rabit
ReleasedOctober 30, 2015 (2015-10-30)
GenreElectronic[1]
Length32:11
LabelTri Angle
Rabit chronology
Baptizm
(2015) 		Communion
(2015) 		Excommunicate
(2016)

Communion is the debut studio album by American record producer Eric Burton under the pseudonym Rabit.[2] It was released on October 30, 2015, through Tri Angle.[3] It received generally favorable reviews from critics.

Background

Communion is Rabit's second release through Tri Angle, following the Baptizm EP (2015).[4] He cited Tri Angle's Robin Carolan and Icelandic musician Björk as a guiding force in making the album.[5]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic80/100[6]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[7]
Exclaim!8/10[8]
Mixmag7/10[9]
Pitchfork7.9/10[10]
Resident Advisor4.1/5[11]
Spectrum Culture3.25/5[12]
Spin8/10[13]
Uncut7/10[14]

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, Communion received "generally favorable reviews" based on a weighted average score of 80 out of 100 from 8 critic scores.[6]

Bryon Hayes of Exclaim! stated, "Harsh and complex, the album — which was inspired by gender and sexual politics, injustice and media manipulation — is an unrelenting series of skull-pounding beat salvos, peppered with choppy vocal samples and warped synthetic textures."[8] He added, "Burton is challenging the notion of what exactly can be classified as club music, with driving yet oblique rhythmic sequences and an unstoppable sense of exploration."[8] Andrew Ryce of Resident Advisor commented that "Baptizm channeled Burton's ideas through the brittle steel and glass structures of modern grime, whereas Communion plays with a more wide-open field."[11] He added, "Communion's dynamic range is impressive, not to mention unusual for an electronic music record in 2015."[11]

Heather Phares of AllMusic stated, "While it's more challenging for instrumental music to address politics explicitly, a feeling of violation permeates the album."[7] She added, "A haunting debut, Communion finds Rabit living up to his potential in stark, beautifully ugly and angry ways."[7] Philip Sherburne of Pitchfork commented that "Communion plays out like a kind of fever dream, a delirium of cold sweat and disturbing visions in which there are only brief moments of daylight before you're plunged back into the maelstrom once more."[10]

Accolades

Year-end lists for Communion
Publication List Rank Ref.
Mixmag The Top 50 Albums of 2015
15
[15]
The Quietus The Quietus Albums of 2015
51
[16]
Spin The 50 Best Albums of 2015
35
[17]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Eric C. Burton.

Communion track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Advent"2:29
2."Snow Leopard"3:24
3."Fetal"3:35
4."Artemis"2:40
5."Ox"3:05
6."Flesh Covers the Bone"2:17
7."Pandemic"3:24
8."Burnerz"3:19
9."Glass Harp Interlude"1:50
10."Black Gates"3:16
11."Trapped in This Body"2:52
Total length:32:11

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.[18]

References

  1. ^ "Favorite Electronic Albums | AllMusic 2015 in Review". AllMusic. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  2. ^ Bulut, Selim (December 17, 2015). "Star of the Year: Rabit". Mixmag. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  3. ^ Case, Charlie (August 25, 2015). "Rabit invites you to his 'Communion'". Mixmag. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  4. ^ Dapoigny, Marie-Charlotte (November 18, 2015). "Experience Is Key: Rabit Interviewed". Clash. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  5. ^ Twells, John (August 26, 2015). "First Communion: How personal tragedy and public misconception shaped Rabit's debut album". Fact. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  6. ^ a b "Communion by Rabit". Metacritic. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  7. ^ a b c Phares, Heather. "Communion - Rabit". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  8. ^ a b c Hayes, Bryon (October 28, 2015). "Rabit - Communion". Exclaim!. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  9. ^ Bulut, Sel (October 27, 2015). "Rabit 'Communion' (Tri Angle)". Mixmag. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  10. ^ a b Sherburne, Philip (October 26, 2015). "Rabit: Communion". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  11. ^ a b c Ryce, Andrew (November 4, 2015). "Rabit - Communion". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on July 24, 2017. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  12. ^ Bromfield, Daniel (January 10, 2016). "Rabit: Communion". Spectrum Culture. Archived from the original on January 14, 2016. Retrieved September 22, 2025.
  13. ^ Joyce, Colin (October 29, 2015). "Review: Rabit Finds the Beauty and Horror in Religious Ritual on 'Communion'". Spin. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  14. ^ Pattison, Louis (December 2015). "New Albums". Uncut. p. 76.
  15. ^ "The Top 50 Albums of 2015". Mixmag. December 17, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  16. ^ "The Quietus Albums Of 2015, In Association With Norman Records". The Quietus. December 7, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  17. ^ "The 50 Best Albums of 2015". Spin. December 1, 2015. Retrieved April 5, 2025.
  18. ^ Rabit (2015). Communion (CD booklet). Tri Angle.

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