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- Summary: The third album for the Vienna-based electronica-infused post-rock trio was recorded partially in Austria and partially with John McEntire in Chicago.
- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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Positive: 10 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 0 out of 11
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Though it may be tempting to describe Radian merely as an instrumental post-rock group in the Chicago tradition – they are instrumental, and they’re signed to Thrill Jockey, after all – there aren’t any post-rock bands that are engaging with ideas from electronic and improvised music to the degree that Radian does.
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Radian boasts a sound far deeper and richer than most of their push-button contemporaries.
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Utterly modern and utterly compelling.
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A more savage, flawless and impressive sound could not have emanated from these Austrian-born, Chicago-fed composers of laptop jazz.
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The group takes the term "clinical" to new heights, yet this newest effort still sounds more loose than their last effort.
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The results sound just fine-- if somewhat familiar to fans of Tortoise, To Rococo Rot, Pan American, or Radian's previous work.
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As accomplished as Radian's sound is, Juxtaposition has trouble conveying new ideas throughout the album.