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Lunatico
Generally favorable reviews
Based on 13 critic reviews
How did we calculate this?
Based on 9 votes
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Album Info
Label: XL / Beggars Banquet
Release Date: 11 April 2006
Discs: 1 disc
Genre(s): Electronic, World
Summary
A Frenchman, a Swiss and an Argentine walked into a band, and the result was the tango-tronica sound of Gotan Project, who return with a follow-up to their 2002 debut.
Also On The Web: Official Artist Site
What The Critics Said
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...
Billboard
Continues in [the debut's] innovative spirit, both elemental and experimental. [15 Apr 2006]
musicOMH.com
The trip-hop stylings have been toned down to a murmur as traditional Latino structures and devices come waltzing gloriously to the fore.
Read Full Review >BBC collective
If you’re after dark, bloody romance with a twist, look no further.
Read Full Review >Observer Music Monthly
Lunatico won't alienate fans by having evolved too fast, nor disappoint by excessively rehashing old themes.
Read Full Review >Uncut
More organic and less electronic... but... still thrillingly left-field. [Jun 2006, p.106]
Entertainment Weekly
A bit formulaic, but winning. [14 Apr 2006, p.86]
PopMatters
The dance tracks are collectively less distinctive than the slower, more calculated pieces, but still well enough constructed to stay interesting throughout for the sake of dancing or listening.
Read Full Review >Urb
It is quickly clear that Gotan Project have focused and finely tuned their mission during their hiatus. [May 2006, p.86]
Amazon.com
More skilled than the debut, Lunatico is no sophomore slump, though hardcore house music fans may want to wait for remixes.
Read Full Review >Q Magazine
Succeeds in sounding exotic. [Jun 2006, p.115]
NOW Magazine
Dreamy and hypnotic, alternating between sparse and lush, these tunes' tempos tend to stay down, and things can get pretty stagnant, but there's a great sense of ambience and mood.
Read Full Review >The Guardian
Domingo dances well between old and new musics, but elsewhere the disc can feel like a dream about tango.
Read Full Review >What Our Users Said
The average user rating for this album is 9.6 (out of 10) based on 9 User Votes
Note: User votes are NOT included in the Metascore calculation.
esusda dp gave it a10:
Stunning, and as others have said this really is even better than Gotan Project's first album, which is saying something. Every emotion is played out in the songs, and the album matures with repeated listening until it is a pure joy. Quite how the NOW reviewer could say the music can get pretty "stagnant" is beyond belief. Trust the meta reader review ratings above all else, you won't regret it as the last piano chords of 'Paris, Texas' fade away...
Karim S gave it a10:
AMazing CD. I found it far superior than the first one. Great listening. Go get it
Wolfie gave it a9:
In a subtle change in direction since their debut album Gotan Project go back to their Argentinean Tango roots but mix in an inspired helping of Parisian cafe cigarette smoke to provide a refreshingly original cross genre sound that provides a beautifully rich album from beginning to end. Somewhat reminiscent of Saint Germain but fused with a Latin flavour this makes perfect listening for your more traditional chillout aficionado. Inspired.
auro m gave it a9:
great rythm, very innovative, won't disappoint even the more hardcore tango fans
Only gave it a10:
better than their first
snazzy m gave it a9:
recored in buenos aires, this second lp gets right down to the core of latin american tradition, with modern production sensibilities. a maturation of their debut, 'lunatico' presses all the right buttons for late night activities like smoking a bifta, doing a tango with your friends or licking your girlfriends armpits.
