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Oct 2, 2013This offers another slight change from Willner's past--enough to maintain perked attention from listeners in love with his sound, while those who are less enamored won't hear enough that distinguishes it from any other Field album.
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Oct 4, 2013A sentimental, succinct collection of independent tracks, all of which are raw, honest, and scrumptiously concocted.
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Oct 2, 2013On Cupid's Head, the Field demonstrates his expert ability to move forward with his craft while still retaining his signature voice.
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Oct 3, 2013While it may take until the next album for these darker elements to be as rewardingly complex as Wilner can be, it’s still an immersive trip.
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MojoOct 11, 2013A deceptively simple soundworld of banal electronic tropes that gradually pulls you into blissful wormhole depths. [Nov 2013, p.94]
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Oct 3, 2013The occasional deployment of distortion maybe hints at a lingering anger or resentment, whilst the presence of detached, ghostly human voices shows Willner is a master controller of his music’s constituent elements.
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Oct 9, 2013Even through all the morass, a vague optimism seems to always seep through; he plays with our senses, waiting for that final act to pull a disappearing act that can leave one utterly spellbound.
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Oct 2, 2013Cupid's Head is a dark, exquisitely detailed album that rewards patience and further cements the Field's reputation as one of modern electronic music's most satisfying auteurs.
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Nov 4, 2013The Field’s etheric sound continues to soothe, anesthetize and drown. Like a headcleaner for muddled thoughts and scrambled state of mind, his music somehow launders all that’s crumbled, stiff and foul.
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Oct 3, 2013More than ever, Willner’s own soul is put on display through his repurposing of sound, and what results is both synthetic and organic, both detailed and blurry, further cementing The Field’s reputation in the electronic ether.
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Oct 4, 2013At times, it seems like his most interestingly textured and complicated release to date.
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Nov 1, 2013His fourth LP is darker, but, more important, it's rougher, working wrinkles and jagged edges into music that used to feel almost too smooth to grab on to.
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Oct 2, 2013What is truly special here is that Willner has made an album that will acclimatise itself to your surroundings.
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UncutOct 10, 2013With each track developing at an imperceptible pace, this is subtle but irresistibly compelling. [Nov 2013, p.69]
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Under The RadarDec 4, 2013On Cupid's Head there are moments of magic, but you'll have to remain patient. [Nov-Dec 2013, p.100]
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