Metascore
65

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 10
  2. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. Q Magazine
    60
    The embryo that is Manic Expressive promises much from the future. [Nov 2001, p.122]
  2. A rather mousey, introspective record, awash with the wishy-washy sounds of shoegazing, and yet not without its precise, audacious moments.
  3. Uncut
    50
    Air and Zero 7 are perhaps the nearest reference points. [Dec 2001, p.106]
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User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. ChrisF
    Jul 31, 2006
    9
    yeah, don't hate. having heard his other two hsh albums first, i think it's easy to appreciate that this is an excellent electronic yeah, don't hate. having heard his other two hsh albums first, i think it's easy to appreciate that this is an excellent electronic starting point from which he built two other good albums. Best: The Young Machines, great: Manic Expressive, good: The Past Presents the Future. Full Review »