- Record Label: Forced Exposure
- Release Date: Dec 10, 2013
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Jan 9, 2014The most heartening thing to be said about Music for Shut-Ins is that it reflects the opposite ethos, a go-for-broke glut of great songs in or around house music’s orbit.
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Dec 20, 2013[Ron Morelli] actively dislikes clubs--but he’s managing to infiltrate them with this insurgent electronic music.
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Jan 7, 2014The pleasurably gnashing dissonance of Music for Shut-Ins' past/present collision suggests that the L.I.E.S. label's what's-next surprises are far from growing stale just yet.
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Dec 20, 2013The title might tell you they're not too concerned with dance floors, but the music itself suggests otherwise.
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The WireDec 20, 2013Music for Shut-Ins is valuable for the manner in which it acknowledges the true masters while still allowing room for non-canonical influences, expanding rather than replacing or limiting possibilities. [Jan 2014, p.64]
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Dec 20, 2013With over 30 releases this year alone, L.I.E.S. isn't always an easy label to keep up with, but the embarrassment of riches contained within Music for Shut-Ins suggests that the effort may well be worth it.