Flatland
by Objekt
  • Record Label: Pan
  • Release Date: Oct 28, 2014
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 6 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
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  1. Resident Advisor
    Oct 30, 2014
    90
    It's bold, maybe even avant-garde, but from beginning to end it's raucous, barnstorming, chair-dancing fun.
  2. The Wire
    Dec 16, 2014
    80
    It's not just Hertz's technical nous that makes Flatland so compelling, but his commitment to forging something lucid, plastic and expressive, music that blurs the line between hyper reality and the topsy-turvy world of imagination. [Dec 2014, p.51]
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  3. The Quietus
    Oct 30, 2014
    80
    Flatland feels perfectly formed out of the clay of a multitude of styles, and, with rhythms this tight, it's something of a triumph, even if it reflects nothing back but strobe lights.
  5. Pitchfork
    Oct 30, 2014
    80
    Throughout Flatland, Objekt reclaims his genre's all-too-familiar affectations by making us hear them for the first time all over again.
  6. Uncut
    Dec 4, 2014
    70
    It is impressive on a technical level. [Jan 2015, p.76]
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  7. Exclaim
    Oct 30, 2014
    70
    Though this is his most contemplative release to date, Flatland still seems fidgety, with each track seemingly owing little to the ones before it.

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User Score
7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 6 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 5 out of 6
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 6
  3. Negative: 0 out of 6
  1. Contro
    Nov 3, 2014
    8
    Inspired sound production, mastering and craftsmanship from start to finish. Electronic music today exists in countless incomparable stylesInspired sound production, mastering and craftsmanship from start to finish. Electronic music today exists in countless incomparable styles and forms yet Objekt has set a whole new standard with Flatland. Effortlessly channeling the instantly recognizable and interchangeable features of Techno, Detroit House and Dubstep, lacing these with minute sub genres and simultaneously creating something both wildly original yet unyielding in its familiarities. Flatland is an album that deserves to be heard from beginning to end however a couple of individual tracks raise themselves above the rest; Dogma, with its droning bass interplay and Ratchet, with its punchy arpeggiator's and ethereal chimes. This is certainly not an album to be missed.… Full Review »
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