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75 out of 100

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9.7 out of 10

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  • Summary: A Frenchman, a Swiss and an Argentine walked into a band, and the result was the tango-tronica sound of Gotan Project, who return with a follow-up to their 2002 debut.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. Uncut
    80
    More organic and less electronic... but... still thrillingly left-field. [Jun 2006, p.106]
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  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Lunatico is a brave and exotic experiment.
  3. Q Magazine
    60
    Succeeds in sounding exotic. [Jun 2006, p.115]
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. KarimS
    10
    AMazing CD. I found it far superior than the first one. Great listening. Go get it
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  2. esusdadp
    10
    Stunning, and as others have said this really is even better than Gotan Project's first album, which is saying something. Every emotion is played out in the songs, and the album matures with repeated listening until it is a pure joy. Quite how the NOW reviewer could say the music can get pretty "stagnant" is beyond belief. Trust the meta reader review ratings above all else, you won't regret it as the last piano chords of 'Paris, Texas' fade away...… Expand
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  3. Tubie
    10
    I love this so much, even if you don't understand some of the songs the sound alone speaks volumes. The experimental mix of tango and electronic music is well done and brings a whole new original sound that pretty much belongs to them.… Expand
    • 0 of 0 users said yes

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