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Black Ghosts
by Black Ghosts
The British duo of Theo Keating and Simon Lord releases their first full-length album together.
| LABEL: |
Iamsound |
| RELEASE DATE: |
08 July 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
84
Filter
Lovers of perverse pop, rejoice! [Summer 2008, p.92]
70
Under The Radar
This may sound like one too many styles to work, but the fact is, The Black Ghosts works incredibly well because there is an underlying thread of electro sensibility and despondent lyricism that holds the whole thing together. [Summer 2008]
70
All Music Guide
Though a few songs border on being filler, The Black Ghosts is still a promising debut.
70
Hartford Courant
The disenchanted Brits drag their romantic confusions onto the dance floor, where they hope sparkly synths and pulsing club beats will point them toward some much-needed answers. As might be expected, they make little headway, though their wheel-spinning isn't all for naught.
64
cokemachineglow
Thankfully, these are just two misfires, album-cripplingly sandwiched around a triple whammy of floor fillers.
60
Urb
If you’re interested in Keating’s deck work or Lord’s acid rock breakbeat, their Black Ghosts mixtape will set you straight, but this partnership has manifested considerably deeper songwriting skills for both of these guys.
60
Spin
This debut from electro rocker Simon Lord (Simian) and Big Beat vet Theo "DJ Touché" Keating (the Wiseguys) has a sinister allure when Keating's dark, steely disco productions are paired with Lord's whiny, desperate alto ("I Want Nothing," "I Don't Know").
55
Prefix Magazine
The result is a schizo split between album and single: While you’ve got ten tracks that other bands have done bigger and better before, you’ve still got one that’s untouchably singular enough you want to root for the guys, even when they seem to be fighting their own best interests.
50
PopMatters
Don’t write the Black Ghosts off after hearing the first track, “Some Way Through This”. I’m not a fan of the Lord’s whimpering high-pitched vocals, either.
40
Q Magazine
Former Simian singer Simon Lord and Wiseguys mainman Theo Keating fail to do justice to the idea. [Aug 2008, p.132]
20
musicOMH.com
I'm not going to pretend I know anything about dance, and the experts out there might be thinking this album features the 'tune' of the summer, but for a former Simian fan, this is nothing but a huge disappointment.
The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 2 User Votes
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