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Actual Life 3 by Fred again.. album cover
Number 151 on The 250 Best Electronic Albums of the 21st Century21st CenturyTier C

Actual Life 3

Fred again..

2022 · house · UK bass · deep house · breakbeat

Atlantic · 5054197236402

undergroundchart-reachCommercial reach 4 out of 5, where 1 is deep underground and 5 is top-40.
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Why it's here

Actual Life 3 turns sample-based house into something diary-like, and the floor function survives it. Its contemporary reach is part of the record's force. But the music works because the samples feel integrated into the emotional and rhythmic shape rather than pasted over it. Every track is named for the person whose voice it uses, and the record is bracketed by two datestamps eight months apart.

Tracklist

  1. 1January 1st 20220:11
  2. 2Eyelar (Shutters)3:31
  3. 3Delilah (Pull Me Out Of This)4:10
  4. 4Kammy (Like I Do)4:00
  5. 5Berwyn (All That I Got Is You)3:38
  6. 6Bleu (Better With Me)3:18
  7. 7Nathan (Still Breathing)2:43
  8. 8Danielle (Smile On My Face)3:21
  9. 9Kelly (End Of A Nightmare)4:23
  10. 10Mustafa (Time To Move You)2:19
  11. 11Clara (The Night Is Dark)4:38
  12. 12Winnie (End Of Me)4:02
  13. 13September 9th 20220:13