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- Summary:
- Record Label: Ministry of Sound
- Genre(s): Dance, Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 7 out of 18
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Mixed: 10 out of 18
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Negative: 1 out of 18
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Fischerspooner might be harking back to a more colourful age, but '#1', more than any other album apart from, perhaps, 'Original Pirate Material' is very much The Sound Of Now.
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Alternative PressPoints to a genius that should overtake the world of IDM like a funky tsunami. [Jul 2002, p.81]
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To even acknowledge #1 is to endorse a deliberately hollow and airy scheme, but to ignore it is to miss one of the best musical artifacts of the nu-electro movement.
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BlenderSometimes the music can feel as cold and clinical as Kraftwerk, but even then, the lyrics emote wildly. [Jun/Jul 2002, p.106]
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UncutThe album's polished sheen and lack of emotional focus may disappoint electro-trash devotees accustomed to low-rent sleaze and punky rawness. [Jun 2002, p.118]
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Entertainment WeeklyIt's both impressive and pointless. [28 Feb 2003, p.79]
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#1 is a mixture of sounds already available on many Human League, 808 State and Heaven 17 records, arranged by amateurs exploring their self-obsessed, nerdy sexuality.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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JayLApr 20, 2003Pure genius.
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TristanP.Jun 21, 2002absolutely fab*
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DavidBMar 18, 2003still fresh after all these years! so yesterday it's tomorrow
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edgaraMar 2, 2005I heard the music before I saw the shows. The addicting beats latch on to your ears and dont let go. Very enjoyable stuff...very.
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JamesKJan 4, 2007
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KS2Mar 4, 2003This album is good. Although it is a total rip off, its a good rip off. So go rip it off.
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RuediZJan 10, 200350 % great, funny and funky tracks (The 15th, Emerge) and 50 % dull ones...
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