beautiful not-heard-before masterpiece

as john milton went blind from pursuing his life's passion; creating a flawless epic so do m83 on this record.

Such a disappointment after the brilliance of their first album. This is their "Truman Show" whereas the first was "Wings of Desire". Too overproduced for my tastes.

m83 is really electronic moments in MBV-style. Fantastic CD!!!

I have no idea why so many people like this album. It has no dynamics. Everything is so formulaic and gimmicky. It's like they took Massive Attack, Radiohead and Death in Vegas and pressed the morph button. There's no soul or originality here at all. I like electronic music. I like all kinds of music but this is just disgusting. Everything's so formulaic. There's only the glint of marketing. I'm embarassed for all these tone deaf music critics. … Expand

I like the quality and the instrumentation, but the melodies sound very flat and uninspired, and after a few listens, it all sounds very plain and blah. There's just not enough musical variation, and too many of the instruements play the exact same note throughout each song.

Best electronica LP of the year??? I think so.

Original, evocative, deep, a long-lasting pleasure, truly fantastic!

Amazing pure genius.

Electronic music was never meant to be this beautiful. Some parts of the album sound so huge it's almost frightening in it's vastness. Listen to this album in a comfortable chair with the lights off and your mind will swim with beautiful images.

A pleasant surprise. Over synth and clicks, these French electronic duo tell tales of "Birds" and "Cyborg". Okay, it's not "Loveless : Revisited" but if "people" mentioned your name in one sentence with My Bloody Valentine, well...

simply the most beautiful electronic music ever

Absolutely fantastic.

A stunner. July 27, when Dead Cities gets its stateside release, will be a banner day. Two moments on this album are worth checking out if you're not sure if it's for you. First, listen to the three tracks that open the album; if you get sucked in by the blend of organic and digital, it's for you. Second try: listen to "America," conceptual sound collage at its finest. If you're not moved, leave it alone, but if you are, expect more such moments across the rest of the album. This is the warmest digital music I've ever heard.… Expand

whoa, this is some cool stuff. listen to it while you read a book and it should help you. listening to this makes me feel like i am in a different world at times.

The kind of album that will be re-discovered by their critics a couple of years/months from now. Great use of samples . The production is very subtle, needs to be appreciated on monitor speakers or good headphones.

I'm so sick of the My Bloody Valentine references. Just enjoy this album for what it is: a macroscopic overburn of electronic goodness, sometimes lilting and sometimes too intense to listen to in headphones.

every few months i will put this on again, attempting to figure out what exactly is so appealing about it. I can't believe every person who gave this a 9 or 10 would have were it not for the huge critical reception. I find it almost impossible to make it from one end of the album to the other. Despite it being synthesized organ tones, it somehow manages to be more abrasive -- probably a result of its one (1) dynamic -- than any punk or metal or noise I've heard. Nobody I know ever actually listens to this. M83 did a song called "slowly" that i love, a good party song, but this album just wallows. I just wanted to say, to anyone considering buying this, to listen to some of it first, because its not really relaxing, interesting, fun...it's huge synth organs with synth blips and bleeps. you've been warned. DO NOT believe the hype surrounding this album. if you want epic, get some godspeed, if transcendant, maybe johann johannsen or the soundtrack to 2001 or something. The rating of their follow-up album reflects how well the debut keeps, i think. Cut the gimmick loose.… Expand