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Hypnotic Underworld
by Ghost
MUSIC:
The experimental/psychedelic Japanese collective returns with their first album in five years, with co-founder Taishi Takizawa re-joining the group as a member (in addition to continuing to serve as the band's producer).
| LABEL: |
Drag City |
| RELEASE DATE: |
03 February 2004 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Indie, Rock, Experimental |

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90
Mojo
Their masterpiece--the re-interpretation of Western rock history as some consenual power-prog dream narrative where Led Zeppelin and Soft Machine are more important than The Beatles. [May 2004, p.105]
90
The Wire
It's simultaneously the group's most successful integration of the various strands they've chased over the years and their most ambitious and expansive work to date. [#241, p.50]
90
All Music Guide
Hypnotic Underworld is a new high-water mark from one of rock's most interesting bands.

87
Pitchfork
Ghost have emerged as one of the most formidable (and important) rock bands I know. And Hypnotic Underworld is their rollicking masterwork.

80
Billboard
Ghost sounds so together that even its nods to jazz fusion and prog rock sound utterly convincing.

76
ShakingThrough.net
Ghost remains one of the more chaotic and interesting outfits working today, and Hypnotic Underworld proves another worthy addition to the group's idiosyncratic catalog.

73
Stylus Magazine
As sumptuous and sublime as much of Hypnotic Underworld is, Ghost tend to noodle too long.

70
Splendid
The music is fantastic, but the sinking suspicion that there's something else going on that you can't possibly fathom becomes pervasive by album's end.

70
Q Magazine
All told, one weird trip. [May 2004, p.102]
70
Uncut
Flutter[s] between commune jazz, zen folk and straightforward hippy rock. [Apr 2004, p.106]
65
Neumu.net
Hypnotic Underworld is, paradoxically, actually the least hypnotic and least underground album Ghost have made thus far.

60
Tiny Mix Tapes
Although Ghost has an uncanny ability to pair their improvisational style with recognizable structures, there seems to be something missing in the overall design of this album.

60
Alternative Press
At times their odes to the long-gone era of '60s psychedelia get lost in their lofty ambitions. [Apr 2004, p.84]
50
Logo
Its all very strange yet thoroughly intriguing, but it does leave you pondering the question of what direction Ghost are planning to move in next.


The average user rating for this album is 8.5 (out of 10) based on 6 User Votes
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