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- Summary: Astronautalis, Cadence Weapon, Class Actress, Hooray For Earth, AC Newman, Sims are some of the guest artists on the debut sample-free release from the Chicago mashup DJs of Aaron Brink (ABX) and Steve Reidell (STV SLV).
- Record Label: DECON
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Positive: 2 out of 6
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Mixed: 3 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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Nov 2, 2012The album takes The Hood Internet to the next level, and it proves they have the chops to work with more than just already beloved songs.
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Alternative PressNov 2, 2012The reason it works is that the songs themselves are consistently interesting without recognizable samples or gimmicks, often boasting melodies you'll walk away humming. [Oct 2012, p.88]
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Nov 2, 2012Musically, the production never veers from the glossy, by-the-numbers approach of mainstream pop.
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Nov 2, 2012The results, which are generally not very good, fall into the same aesthetic gray area as the majority of mashups everywhere: laudable ambition, misbegotten audacity.
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Nov 2, 2012The Hood Internet couldn't decide whether to make a party record or a moody record. They tried to do both and succeeded at neither.
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Nov 2, 2012The main issue here is a distinct and debilitating lack of craft.