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MojoMay 20, 2013A relentlessly effervescent electro/dancehall mash-up. [Jun 2013, p.89]
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Q MagazineMay 13, 2013It's when Pentz dials it down that it gets interesting. [Jun 2013, p.101]
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Apr 25, 2013Too bad the missteps and poorly executed collaborations stink badly enough to make the borderline stupid/genius party rockers get tainted by proximity.
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Apr 16, 2013The inclusion of larger singles-moving, profit-generating artists leads to mixed results on Free The Universe.
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Apr 16, 2013A no-brainer, easy-to-enjoy production slate gets knocked around by its flaws just enough that even the minor, acquired-taste touches seem like just another bad decision.
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Apr 15, 2013Album number two ramps up the risibility factor even further and will make most sense at one of the group's barnstorming live shows.
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Apr 12, 2013There’s enough inventive, Jamaican-inspired music on Free The Universe to make it worth hearing--but here’s hoping Diplo keeps things Kingston-centric again next time around.
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Apr 11, 2013Major Lazer stands for firing on an all cylinders but doesn’t warn against the oomph taking leave of absence, though it does play off the shoulder of the first LP just lovely.
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Apr 11, 2013There are the seeds of two worthwhile projects here, but no chance of them ever uniting under the Major Lazer banner.
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Apr 10, 2013Free The Universe reeks of chasing the success of Baauer’s 'Harlem Shake'--shich, incidentally, came out on Diplo’s Mad Decent label--like a rabid dog. As such, it’s just another notch on macho rave’s bedpost.
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Positive: 15 out of 19
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Mixed: 4 out of 19
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Apr 18, 2013