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- Summary: This is the debut full-length release for Berlin-based electronic artist Niklas Kramer.
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- Record Label: Heist or Hit
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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Jun 22, 2016There's an overwhelming lightness to Concrete Vision, even when the lyrics veer into darker territory on tracks like the rippled ballad "True Love" or the title track. The comforting timbre of Kramer's voice keeps the vibe mellow and even-keeled, a lifeline throughout the record's changing synth textures.
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MagnetAug 2, 2016[The songs] are luminous and affecting enough to outlast much of the bullshit shock therapy that silences that same fickle chattering class. [No. 132, p.59]
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Jun 22, 2016Concrete Vision is perfectly fine.
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Jun 22, 2016Still Parade uncovers a kinder, gentler sound of Berlin.
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UncutJun 22, 2016Although Kramer sometimes lacks the craft and discipline to make his purposely flimsy sonic treatments stand up as full-blooded songs. [Aug 2016, p.83]