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Feb 13, 2013A step back to his roots but ultimately a step forward for electronic music.
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Feb 12, 2013It's really Schnauss's choice of drum sounds and patterns that prevent A Long Way to Fall from sounding like a toothless ambient piece.
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Jan 25, 2013By honing in on sharper song structures instead of billowing vocals and effects, Schnauss has cut past Goodbye's indulgences into a maturation of his unmistakable electronic streak.
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Jan 18, 2013A Long Place To Fall might not be outlandish enough to acquire Ulrich Schnauss an entire new legion of fans, but those discovering him for the first time could find far worse places to start.
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Mar 5, 2013Neither cold enough to make a disquieting impression nor warm enough to connect with the listener the way the artist’s own A Strangely Isolated Place or, hell, Amber did.
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Feb 11, 2013While it makes for pleasant music to have on while you are sleeping away the afternoon in a cubicle or fighting insomnia late at night, the album is something of a letdown for anyone who, not unreasonably, came to it expecting something a little more interesting from Schnauss.
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Feb 11, 2013The results can be more chilly than chilled this time, not always making for an easy listen, but there’s certainly a process at play here.
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Under The RadarJan 18, 2013He may employ very few elements, but Schnauss does a good job in keeping your attention. [Jan-Feb 2013, p.94]
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MojoJan 18, 2013Motorik-like melodies now overwhelm the miasmic shoegazey tropes. [Feb 2013, p.91]
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UncutJan 18, 2013Welcome tweaks to the template, but Schnauss could do with taking a more dramatic step out of his comfort zone. [Feb 2013, p.78]
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Jan 22, 2013The beauty lies in the flaws, the imperfections, and A Long Way To Fall is way too immersed in picture perfect punctiliousness for this to make any lasting impression.
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Feb 11, 2013Fall's worst moments are queasy and charmless.
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