Ghost People - Martyn
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  • Summary: The second album for the Dutch electronic producer sees him exploring the life of a DJ and being on the road.

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  1. Positive: 10 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 12
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  1. All Music Guide
    Dec 7, 2011
    90
    The whole sternly focused thing is laced with enough emphasis on sound design to function as an immersive headphone listen, while at least two-thirds of it can drain one's energy on a dancefloor.
  2. BBC Music
    Oct 20, 2011
    80
    From his eulogy of Detroit strings and deep beats, to London's ambiguous constant reinvention of bass culture, these are tracks that will hold their own in any city with DJs operating at the forefront of the shifting beat.
  3. Resident Advisor
    Oct 31, 2011
    80
    Ghost People is the sound of Martyn cozying up to house music and mastering it, as close to focused and standing still as a restless artist like him could ever get.
  4. Uncut
    Nov 11, 2011
    60
    The mechanised backbeat rarely strays too far from the dancefloor, but the ever-shifting textures keep it interesting. [Nov 2011, p.91]
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  1. MorriBey
    8
    Great album. It doesn't hit you with anything at the beginning but slowly wins you over. There is never any 'wow' moment but the sounds very original.

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