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Oct 12, 201180Rather than functioning as simple b-side fodder, the four tracks which shape Earth Division are all totally different, yet just as essential as the album from which they were excluded.
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Oct 12, 201180Earth Division finds Mogwai in unusually calm and engaging mood, its four tracks for the most part eschewing their trademark surging post-rock in favour of a lighter, more reflective approach.
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Oct 12, 201170Earth Division is more interesting than satisfying, but it's difficult to dismiss its beauty and its reach past the band's comfort level.
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Oct 12, 201170This is a case wherein open minds--and some patience--are likely to be rewarded.
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Oct 12, 201170It's a beautiful EP deserving of repeat listening.
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Oct 12, 201170It's by no means a progressive statement for a band long revered for its innovation and influence, but Earth Division is still a fine compendium of Mogwai's prowess with more sedate atmospheres.
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Oct 12, 201164Here, with one exception, they sound as though they're in soundtrack mode.
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Oct 12, 201160This is an interesting unexpected extra--pretty, rather than essential. [Sep 2011, p.51]
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Oct 12, 201160Aside from a sneak peek at LP number eight though, Earth Division doesn't offer much of anything new to listeners.
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Oct 12, 201160They simply begin, evolve, repeat, and end, very much as though they were designed to play out while we directed our attention elsewhere.