1000 gecs & the Tree of Clues
by 100 gecs
  • Record Label: Big Beat
  • Release Date: Jul 10, 2020
User Score
7.3

Generally favorable reviews- based on 44 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 34 out of 44
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 44
  3. Negative: 7 out of 44
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  1. MythBeauty
    Aug 9, 2020
    9
    Pitchfork culture isn’t giving this the proper recognition it deserves so I feel compelled to write my first review.

    The Tree of Clues is not only the best album of 2020 but it is the first time the concept of the remix album has been realized to mean something more than just sh*tty takes on already great songs. This is the first remix album to sound like a piece of work was recognized    Pitchfork culture isn’t giving this the proper recognition it deserves so I feel compelled to write my first review.

    The Tree of Clues is not only the best album of 2020 but it is the first time the concept of the remix album has been realized to mean something more than just sh*tty takes on already great songs. This is the first remix album to sound like a piece of work was recognized by a wider community of friends as being good then they all banded together to lift it up on their shoulders and make it great.

    People recognize that it’s a victory lap but they aren’t recognizing that it sounds stronger and more finished than the first album, and it sounds like all your friends coming together to help you put together the perfect dinner, which is a feeling (indie) music hasn’t successfully captured in a while.

    Reviews also suffer from a general lack of taking the music seriously. This isn’t a joke, or else you wouldn’t have serious artists pouring this much effort into making the project sound genuinely good. Some examples of good alt rock music on here (apparently the only alt genre worthy of recognition): the ringtone umru remix from 3:08 to the end of the song, the stupid horse remix from 1:44 to 1:56, the entirety of the hand crushed by mallet remix (the first one). And that’s just for the braindead rockheads. The whole album is a pop masterpiece, but full of warmth rather than the coldness that usually accompanies those types.    … Expand
  2. ztuxilef
    Jul 15, 2020
    8
    Hey lil piss baby you think youre so **** cool Huh You think you so **** tough You talk alota big game for someone with such a smol truck
    Awww look at those arms
    Your arms look so **** cute They look like lil cigarettes I bet i could smoke you
    I could roste you
    And then you’d love it and text me i love you
    And then i **** ghost you
  3. hazsch
    Sep 27, 2020
    8
    Hold on, this isn't Gex!

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  4. zachym11
    Oct 13, 2020
    7
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  5. Chris182
    Apr 25, 2021
    2
    I did not like the original but compared to this, it is a masterpiece.
    Best Songs: Ringtone (Feat. Charli XCX and Sarah Bonito)
    Least Favourite Songs: Almost all of them
  6. All_ButTrU4
    Oct 25, 2021
    6
    A remix album that stands on its own. How **** rare. This album is just as fun employing the most disporic collaborators and giving them the spotlight to shine in. The sheer brilliance of this odd abrasive industrial piece of experimental pop is now canon in the hyperpop rise. Favourites:ringtone, 800dp,stupid horse
  7. clem666
    Feb 3, 2021
    6
    After getting interested in the album '1000 gecs' it was time to turn my attention to this famous remix project. Looking at the base album I was certainly expecting quite a stir for fifty minutes. And it was obviously a rough one.

    With no less than twenty-one famous names (including bands names) to remix that auditive slap that was '1000 gecs', I was expecting an unequalled diversity.    After getting interested in the album '1000 gecs' it was time to turn my attention to this famous remix project. Looking at the base album I was certainly expecting quite a stir for fifty minutes. And it was obviously a rough one.

    With no less than twenty-one famous names (including bands names) to remix that auditive slap that was '1000 gecs', I was expecting an unequalled diversity. And that was also the case. Of course the apple never falls far from the tree (of clues HA-) and it's not surprising to realize that the general mood of the project revolves around wild and unbridled electro. But here it seems that we are dealing with an excessively intense musical fresco. Without any prelude, we go from electro consonances to rock, rap, hip-hop, pop and even acoustic guitar ballads! All along this album of decerebrated beings, we end up taking into consideration that the diamond nuggets that emanate from it come from the unsuspected arrangement of multiple genres. It's a shame, though, that we have to endure all this violence and tracks close to audio vomit to catch a glimpse of some sparks that are worth the detour.    … Expand
  8. AdrianOst077
    Jan 3, 2023
    0
    There is no way people unironically like this album. WHAT THE **** IS THIS? THESE MFS ARE PERFORMING AT READING & LEEDS ONE OF THE BIGGEST UK FESTIVALS. Reading the reviews makes me feel like I'm the insane one here. If this is the music of the future, I rather cut off both of my ears or go on a rampage before jumping off a cliff. I will start a resistance movement and start uprisings atThere is no way people unironically like this album. WHAT THE **** IS THIS? THESE MFS ARE PERFORMING AT READING & LEEDS ONE OF THE BIGGEST UK FESTIVALS. Reading the reviews makes me feel like I'm the insane one here. If this is the music of the future, I rather cut off both of my ears or go on a rampage before jumping off a cliff. I will start a resistance movement and start uprisings at every 100 gecs concert. If these mf's can get signed by a label then anyone can. HOWWW JUST HOWWW. This is the most ADHD sounding **** I've ever heard. If diarrhea was music it would be 100 gecs… Expand
  9. xxx_nesquik_xxx
    Nov 12, 2022
    10
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81

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. AllMusic
    Jul 17, 2020
    70
    Some of the most interesting tracks on 1000 Gecs and the Tree of Clues come from less predictable pairings.
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  2. Pitchfork
    Jul 14, 2020
    79
    The guests skillfully mold the originals into creations of their own, while still preserving some of the songs’ initial ideas.
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  3. The Line of Best Fit
    Jul 10, 2020
    80
    It’s not for the faint hearted, but if you want to venture into the abyss, there’s a decent amount to marvel at. The future moves fast, but 100 Gecs move faster.
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