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Oct 30, 2012Going into this with no expectations should prove to be beneficial.
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Oct 23, 2012Representing the sum of all the label's split personalities--including the rousing microhouse of closer 'Good Times'--it should be listened to more as a celebratory catalogue than a seamless concept LP; a worthy precursor to next year's 'Twenty Years Of...'
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Oct 24, 2012Mayer's instincts, developed behind the decks, come subtly bleeding through on Mantasy, but his sophmore album also shows an artist that's comfortable with revealing lurking melodies and smearing the lines between genres as a producer.
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Nov 20, 2012Mantasy is a noticeably self-contained work: it unfolds gradually and deliberately, full of wholly beguiling details.
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Oct 30, 2012Whether its impish character makes for a consistently engrossing listening experience is questionable, but it has moments of brilliance.
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MojoDec 17, 2012This very playable record has a broad appeal at the same time as it reasserts modern electronica's vitality. [Jan 2013, p.98]
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Oct 29, 2012Whilst it isn't flawless, it's as accomplished as it is experimental and it seems to improve with each spin.
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Oct 31, 2012Even though it operates under the familiar laws of Mayer's universe, Mantasy's appeal largely comes from how self-contained and individual each cut is.
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Oct 23, 2012For the most part, Mantasy is a serious record that confidently takes its own sweet time.
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UncutOct 23, 2012After the lackluster Touch, Mantasy at least captures the bonhomie that permeates the best releases from his house and techno label. [Nov 2012, p.77]
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Oct 23, 2012Whilst he must be commended for his ambition, Mantasy is a patchy affair containing the good, the bad, and the downright ugly.