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- Summary: Scottish composer Craig Armstrong has provided his arranging and writing talents to numerous film soundtracks (including Moulin Rouge) and albums by the likes of Massive Attack and Madonna. This is his third solo album, and features guest appearances by Evan Dando, Mogwai, Bono, and Photek.
- Record Label: EMI / Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Electronic, Instrumental
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Positive: 8 out of 10
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Mixed: 1 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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MixerArmstrong's arrangements have the emotional resonance to move your mind to more serene locales. [May 2002, p.78]
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Entertainment WeeklyIn essence, the modern symphony reimagined as a mix tape. [19 Apr 2002, p.72]
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The chill out crowd, and anyone else unbothered by such walk-ons, will happily drift off to the rich, inevitably orchestral backdrop, thinking it ever so classy. Which, of course, it is.
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The album is a bit hit-or-miss, fortunately more of the former than the latter.
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MojoArmstrong takes the Massive [Attack] approach to celebrity guests, utilising them in imaginative ways to avoid the pitfalls of self-parody. [May 2002, p.97]
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MagnetAs If To Nothing occasionally lapses into moments that more closely resemble a compilation tape than a cohesive body of music. [#54, p.76]
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Though some might say that Armstrong's music is powerfully evocative and serene, such people hate music and all its subtle possibilities and intricacies.
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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JosephL.Sep 21, 2002Album's so fantastic i dont know how to describe it, such a wonderful listening experience.
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