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- Summary: The full-length release for the South African duo of Emmanuel Nzaramba and producer John Withers includes influences from African, electronic, R&B, reggae, and soul music.
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- Record Label: Planet Mu
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Aug 30, 2013Its stylistic diversity can be off-putting at first. But the more you listen, the more it all comes together.
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Oct 29, 2013John Wizards contains a surplus of happiness spilling out all over the place, but there is also a haunting sadness on many of these tracks, one often turning on a dime into the other.
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Aug 30, 2013There’s a lot to like about this summer soundtrack packed to the left of your luggage.
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MojoOct 16, 2013Every one of its 15 tracks brings something new to the table. [Nov 2013, p.90]
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Sep 3, 2013As it is now, John Wizards is an effortlessly fun, pan-global pop record that stands on its own, no qualification needed.
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Sep 3, 2013There’s so much packed into these 15 lush, context-evading songs, though, that map references are pretty futile.
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UncutAug 30, 2013While it's not a great record, the world would be a marginally better place if people were drooling over John Wizards rather than Vampire Weekend. [Sep 2013, p.90]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 1
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Mixed: 0 out of 1
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Negative: 0 out of 1
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Sep 5, 2013
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