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Metascore
70

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews What's this?

User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 5 Ratings

  • Summary: The Netherlands-based techno artist returns with his fifth album, which is less experimental than previous efforts, instead offering a seamless set of hardcore techno.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Mixer
    80
    An album of sheer brutal force. [Jul 2002, p.79]
  2. Alternative Press
    80
    Loudboxer revisits stark, pounding techno at a moment when the genre's fallen from favor, in the process revitalizing the form. [Aug 2002, p.84]
  3. Urb
    70
    A fantastic reminder of the visceral power of hard-stomping, neck-snapping techno. [Jul 2002, p.100]
  4. The album does offer the listener the high-quality mix CD that techno purists have long suspected Speedy J could deliver.
  5. 60
    The sounds are simply too dark and sweaty for most fans' home listening.
  6. I'm used to hearing more layers in this type of music, and the simplicity here is surprising -- not necessarily in a good way.
  7. Blender
    60
    Loudboxer stands apart from other utilitarian dance music in its hypnotic sense of space. [#8, p.124]

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. TheoC
    Jul 14, 2006
    10
    I'm very serious here: this is my nr1 album of all time!! :)
  2. orelr
    Feb 6, 2005
    9
    an album with rare beats and perfect sound... in my opinion is sevntrak the best track in this cd
  3. MongBean
    Aug 29, 2002
    7
    Not too bad...reminds me of old progressive techno with a dash of dark undercurrents. Prefer his older stuff but still good.