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- Summary: This is the debut full-length album for the Scottish producer Russell Whyte.
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- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Electronic, Pop/Rock, Club/Dance, Dubstep, IDM, Left-Field Hip-Hop
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Positive: 13 out of 14
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Mixed: 1 out of 14
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Negative: 0 out of 14
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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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Oct 19, 2011Glass Swords feels and sounds like a cohesive statement, and a strong one at that.
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Oct 19, 2011This album is loud, obnoxious, personal, and a hell of a lot of fun.
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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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MojoDec 22, 2011An exhilarating brand of digital soul. [Nov 2001, p.103]
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UncutNov 11, 2011Glass Swords places him squarely out there on his own, programming the kind of computer-game fluoro-rave crunk that's easy to admire but hard to love. [Nov 2011, p.97]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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