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- Summary: This is the first Sonic Boom album since 1990 album Spectrum for Spacemen 3's Peter Kember.
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- Record Label: Carpark Records
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Dream Pop, Neo-Psychedelia
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Positive: 10 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 0 out of 10
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Jul 6, 2020For an album so grounded in electronics, it sounds remarkably organic. Perhaps it’s the lyrical intent, or the fact that Kember’s been cultivating its growth over some time, but the record’s connection to the earth is unmistakable. In making his grand statement, Pete Kember has succeeded in creating his magnum opus and an album for the ages.
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Jun 5, 2020All things being equal, this is arguably Pete Kember’s finest body of work since Spacemen 3.
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UncutJun 5, 2020He has clearly been galvanised creatively. What an excellent record. [Jul 2020, p.37]
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Jun 5, 2020Overall, it's a lovely return to the scene for Sonic Boom that finds him in full control of his vision and making music that stands proudly next to the best work he made in his so-called glory days in the 1990s.
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MojoJun 5, 2020Urgent, retro-futurist and profoundly absorbing. [Jul 2020, p.84]
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The WireJun 11, 2020Where Spectrum was full of empty (head) space, All Things Being Equal is flooded with warm, luxuriant modular texture, across its bandwidth. [Jun 2020, p.56]
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Jun 9, 2020It’s both solipsistic and psychedelic, urging listeners to travel into their own depths and welcome the joy and despair they might find there.
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 1 out of 3
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Dec 15, 2020This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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