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Aug 11, 2014It's a fascinating mosaic in which every tiny detail lends colour and depth to a work of real, high-minded seriousness.
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Aug 15, 2014This is a hard record to get a hold on, but its vapors make you dizzy.
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Aug 13, 2014Crafted with artist Chris Shen, the album is a spatial wonder, reflecting the outdoor nature of its title with a soundfield that sounds like the great outdoors.
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MojoAug 11, 2014Knitting it all together, Lustman pens some melodic vignettes of considerable beauty. [Aug 2014, p.91]
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Aug 11, 2014[The music] shows you the lengths he’s still prepared to go, criss-crossing in lo-fi and between human conditions.
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Aug 25, 2014There are moments of sheer beauty and reckless fun all over this record, but there’s a looming question mark over whether or not listeners will feel motivated to pick their way through the expanse to enjoy them.
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Aug 20, 2014In The Wild has some super solid additions to any electronic music playlist--the singles mentioned previously are pretty damn hot--but exploring it front-to-back is simply too much to handle.
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Aug 12, 2014The sounds themselves—sumptuously tarnished samples and breakbeats worn smooth as river rocks--are their own reward, even when they don't do what you expect them to.
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Aug 11, 2014Overall, it makes for a fascinating listen that rewards close attention, even if a lack of true standouts means the album is more impressive than loveable.
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Aug 15, 2014In The Wild won’t ruffle feathers, but it’s rarely less than enjoyable.
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Aug 12, 2014FaltyDL's signature clanky percussion and eerie vibe save tracks like "In the Shit" from becoming easy-listening, but it's not quite enough.
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Aug 11, 2014The charm of the disconnected, breezy path that starts the album--seeming interludes punctuated by the odd story of a more solid, structured track--quickly wears thin when you realize said path meanders, the tracks mostly underdeveloped, only occasionally rolling into a bigger sound with tangible depth.
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Oct 13, 2014At its core, In the Wild lacks any sort of substance.