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Dec 5, 2011The whole thing is designed for instant pleasure (or immediate repulsion), even when the titles evoke treacherous levels of a fantasy video game.
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Oct 19, 2011In a couple of decades, when you're looking for an instant hit of what electronic pop felt like in 2011, you'll be able to throw on Glass Swords and get a dose of that feeling in its purest form.
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MojoDec 22, 2011An exhilarating brand of digital soul. [Nov 2001, p.103]
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Oct 19, 2011It's far from a scattershot ADD affair, though; fundamentally, Rustie has a knack for an irresistible hook, and for knowing when to stick with it and when to move on.
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Oct 21, 2011This is a dense, rewarding--and yes, fun--record.
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Oct 19, 2011This album is loud, obnoxious, personal, and a hell of a lot of fun.
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Nov 11, 2011It all makes Glass Swords a vivid, liberating experience (and, as a by-product, makes the canned wobble of dubstep seem oppressive).
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The WireDec 6, 2011Th art here is ensuring that too much is in fact just enough, and Rustie is a master of it. [Oct 2011, p.51]
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MagnetNov 11, 2011Glass Swords is a testament to the importance of cutting right the chase, boiling house music down to climaxes the way Lightening Bolt compresses wild metal soloing into hard, gnarly blasts of attitude. [#81, p. 59]
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Oct 19, 2011I found hooks I hadn't noticed while playing it worming through my head days later, and there's no better testimonial to Rustie's managed moreness than that.
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Oct 19, 2011Glass Swords shows just the right amount of restraint to prevent total disarray.
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Oct 19, 2011Glass Swords is a place where pleasure is the only constant: it doesn't matter that he's playing with self-consciously "cheesy" sounds or untouchable genres when the songs are this good.
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Oct 19, 2011Glass Swords feels and sounds like a cohesive statement, and a strong one at that.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 14 out of 14
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Mixed: 0 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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