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- Summary: The third full-length release for the Jay Crocker project features string arrangements by Jesse Zubot.
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- Record Label: Constellation
- Genre(s): Electronic, Avant-Garde, Experimental Electronic, Modern Composition, Post-Minimalism
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UncutMar 17, 2020There's an appealingly alien quality to Joyfultalk's third album, a sound that drifts beyond familiar reference points. [Apr 2020, p.28]
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Mar 17, 2020Partly through technology, of course, but owing much to the composer’s own ingenuity, A Separation Of Being was made by just one person and an acoustic sideman, and makes densely assembled music sound feather-light and, yes, joyful.
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Mar 17, 2020It's uplifting, ebullient music for the mind to dance to, and an absolute pleasure to behold.
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The WireApr 28, 2020Surprisingly, it works and doesn’t come apart, punctuating a conceptually striking, musically flawed, but altogether enjoyable record. [May 2020, p.53]
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Mar 18, 2020Utilizing a refreshingly organic approach and a unique sense of inspiration and bravado, Crocker's latest release under the JOYFULTALK name is full of passion, intensity, and unbridled joy.
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Mar 17, 2020While the narrative correctly serves to examine our relationship with machines, and the execution feels as precise as something purely from the world of artificial intelligence, A Separation of Being struggles to find a sonic identity, which might make this a polarizing listen.