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Knock Knock
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Generally favorable reviews- based on 40 Ratings

  • Summary: The latest release for the German electronic artist features guest appearances from Eddie Fummler, José Gonzalez, Sophia Kennedy, Mano Le Tough, Róisín Murphy, Arrested Development's Speech, and Kurt Wagner.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 20 out of 20
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 20
  3. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. The A.V. Club
    May 4, 2018
    91
    There hasn’t been a more purely enjoyable record released in 2018.
  2. XLR8r
    May 10, 2018
    90
    A record notable not only for its considerable length (16 tracks) but its sense of cohesion and staggering brilliance.
  3. Tiny Mix Tapes
    May 17, 2018
    90
    Knock Knock is full of surprises, and Koze is floating, in a meditative stance, watching over your shoulder as you revel in its resplendent glory.
  4. Mojo
    Apr 30, 2018
    80
    The magic of DJ Koze lies in the unique complex musical terroir he's built. [May 2018, p.93]
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  5. Rolling Stone
    May 4, 2018
    80
    A set that's seamlessly transporting, front to back.
  6. The Skinny
    May 1, 2018
    80
    This album continually bends and warps, jumps and starts, fully absorbing its antedecents and regurgitating a masterstroke of contemporary electronic music.
  7. Under The Radar
    Apr 30, 2018
    65
    The album has its lows (a few songs drift too close to dorm-room-hookah music), but the highs vastly outnumber them. DJ Koze has created another fascinating album out of a world of sounds.

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  1. Positive: 4 out of 4
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  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. piquedinterest
    May 4, 2018
    10
    Beautifully sewn elements of folk, hip hop, and house into an eclectic mix that is given care, pacing, and soul
  2. lulabymusic
    Aug 16, 2018
    9
    ____ The album is full of different moods: here you will hear euphoric, cheerful compositions, and feel a gentle melancholy with its romantic____ The album is full of different moods: here you will hear euphoric, cheerful compositions, and feel a gentle melancholy with its romantic phlegmatic sound. Even in one track you can come in contact with a wide range of opposing feelings and emotions.
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    ____ "Knock Knock" is a fairly serious and multi-layered work, which does not deprive the ability to move in time to its rhythms.
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  4. All_ButTrU4
    Jul 27, 2022
    8
    Dj Koze is a master of the genre. His ear is able to help arrange a fantastic tapestry of found sounds,interpolations and house beats. ThisDj Koze is a master of the genre. His ear is able to help arrange a fantastic tapestry of found sounds,interpolations and house beats. This album isn't ever one thing, the magnificent "bonfire" re-purposes a spell binding bon iver classic "Calgary " for a psychedelic lush trance. Or "colors of autumn " that fuses house with rap in a way The Avalanches succeeded to do on "Wildflowers " ,a lively summer ready beat carries bars about a fading relationship. They are more traditional house songs such as "pick up" which sketters and pulses with the late night humidity of a packed club. "Moving in Liquid " is more experimental as he leans on his more unconventional "amygdala " choices. Overall this record is worth listening let alone owning. Possibly a 9… Expand
  5. fwtll636
    May 31, 2018
    7
    Despite frequently falling into the typical house-bass-and-drum clichés, DJ Koze has made an album that is extremely adventurous and sonicallyDespite frequently falling into the typical house-bass-and-drum clichés, DJ Koze has made an album that is extremely adventurous and sonically pleasing.… Expand

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