Black is Beautiful - Hype Williams
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  • Summary: The British duo of Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland releases its fourth album together.

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  2. Mixed: 4 out of 13
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  1. Fact Magazine (UK)
    May 16, 2012
    80
    The result is a collection of intriguing, often beautiful miniatures--gems to be cherished and enjoyed, sonic curiosities that reward repeated listening.
  2. Mixmag
    Jun 12, 2012
    80
    Black Is Beautiful is nigh-on indescribable--in a very good way.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Apr 17, 2012
    80
    The "black" of the title is not racial blackness, but the blackness of the void, the "abyss" of occultism. And that void, evoked by the dark, inchoate pop of Dean Blunt and Inga Copeland, is indeed beautiful.
  4. Q Magazine
    Jun 20, 2012
    60
    Strange, but strangely compelling, too. [Jun 2012, p.97]
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  1. shinycrapyboy
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    the album is a weird collection of great lo-fi tracks. Maybe more interesting than their predecesor hyped "One nation" or other artists of the hypnagogic pop scene who have been praised like gods on very influencial music web sites. It begins with a cacophonic free jazz introduction. Then the too short untitled tracks. Sometimes it sounds funky, sometimes like very short & cheap interludes of ambient with a soft world music/new age influence. There is a lot of dub & dark vibes. It is a good LP because unique, although the dirty production can be an obstacle, it is not accidental but rather something deliberate . No one is able to create something so experimental without being boring for someone who is not familiar with this gender. A sort of futuristic music for elevators!!! Not the best of 2012 but a must for those who like to discover paralell universes… Expand

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