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- Summary: The latest album for the electronic DJ/producer from Chicago was recorded in Belgium.
- Record Label: Nettwerk
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Take the jokes for what they are and discover that Felix's style-shifting is refreshing at album length. It may even make He Was Kings the finest full-length effort he's ever created.
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For the most part, He Was King emphasizes pop accessibility--and it often does so with catchy, likable results.
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Masterfully bleak and hyper-stylized, He Was King is music for the robot age.
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Q MagazineHis 10th effort is his most focused since 2001's "Kittenz And Thee Glitz." [Oct 2009, p.111]
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Felix Stallings Jr. bounces back by sampling, quoting, and paraphrasing other people’s rubbery tunes, and showcasing them in similarly elastic settings.
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Felix’s work has been steadily declining since then, and He Was King does nothing to reverse the trend.
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Ultimately, He Was King is electro-pop on autopilot.
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