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A few gems, sure, but Further doesn't fly far enough.
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Further manages to be both pretty and hard-grooving.
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Steadfastly chirping crescendos, whinnying breakbeat stampedes, and the odd evocative vocal.
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Further may lack a stonecold standout, but fans of their classic work could do worse than reconnect with them here.
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Chemical Brothers have remained in the stadium house category for a decade-plus due to their immersive music and vivid light shows, but from the stale beats and lack of new ideas on display here, they'd do better going beatless or hiring a drummer.
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Further is by definition not the most embarrassing music of their career--merely the most boring.
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Under The RadarThey may have another breakthrough and forward leap again, but even if they don't, the comfort zone they've found still sounds pretty damn good. [Summer 2010, p.89]
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UncutFurther requires an injection of personality that low-key collaborators Stephanie Dosen and Francis Ten just can't provide. [Jul 2010, p103]
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Unfortunately, with its endlessly recycled ideas, total lack of thematic unity, and surprisingly distracted sense of melody, Further only lives up to its title in the sense that the duo--despite their best efforts--continue to slowly moving away from what made them so great to begin with.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 25 out of 30
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Mixed: 3 out of 30
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Negative: 2 out of 30
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May 10, 2015
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Aug 21, 2015