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- Summary: The song titles for the experimental German musician's second solo release was inspired by photos of vacant cities and was recorded in 10 days in his home studio.
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- Record Label: Temporary Residence
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock
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Mar 21, 2014Hauschka’s ingenuity to rework his instrument into a entire orchestra is astounding. But his ability to avoid the usual, overtly romantic notions of forgotten cities and instead replace it with a portrait of refined desolation is equally impressive.
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Mar 18, 2014Abandoned Cities is gorgeous and disturbing and a bit chilling, like old photos hanging on walls about to be demolished, like memory, like loss, like loneliness experienced in the midst of family life.
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May 30, 2014Abandoned City is an enthralling collection of compositions, as invocative as any ambient, electronic recording.
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Mar 12, 2014By allowing himself to trust his instrument and push himself to make bolder, more resonant statements, Hauschka has created the finest work of his career.
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Mar 25, 2014The detail is wonderful, ghostly and rich, but the whole would have benefited from a clearer, less meandering navigator.
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Mar 17, 2014Hauschka’s bracing concept album.
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Mar 14, 2014Ultimately, while Abandoned City’s atmospheric appropriations of various strands of dance music make for interesting listening, you might wish they appealed to instinct as much as they do the intellect.
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