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- Summary: The latest release for the the British ensemble includes influences of jazz, rock, and world music with instruments such as kalimba, the koto, marimbula, and santur.
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- Record Label: Now-Again
- Genre(s): Experimental, Jazz, R&B, Funk, Pop/Rock, World Fusion, Jazz-Funk
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MojoMay 20, 2013This restless, marauding and cacophonous set captures these most musicianly of b-boys firmly on top of their game. [Jun 2013, p.92]
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May 8, 2013Though it may puzzle initially, its substance is such that it creates a mysterious and compelling listening experience that assures one that more will be revealed.
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May 8, 2013It's got the breadth of a comprehensively adventurous band, able to balance a steady motorik churn midway between Kraut and deep soul while letting the pull of improvisational tangents and dub distortion shift the picture.
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May 8, 2013Though initially intimidating, 13 Degrees Of Reality's murky, dub-inspired sound and paranoid aura get under the skin after repeated listens.
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May 8, 2013The occasional introductions and interludes niftily splice together some sampled voices that add to the sense of abstract threat and unease, even if their impact feels a little hubristic at times. Yet beneath the tempestuous tensions in this music there are also occasional hints of reflection and consideration.
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May 13, 2013Bracing stuff.
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Q MagazineMay 13, 2013It's a more searing and cranked-up affair than its predecessor. [Jun 2013, p.99]