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Oct 25, 2011Keeping grooves minimal but sonic detailing maximal, Modeselektor smear snarky flows by avant-rapper Busdriver and, on two tracks, colorize fragments of fan Thom Yorke's voice, whose falsetto conjures Billie Holiday as a disco diva on "Shipwreck."
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Oct 11, 2011When the band sticks to this wheelhouse, they're as successful as they've ever been. When they divert from it, the results are wishy-washy.
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Oct 3, 2011This duo's assured, accessible third album builds upon their reputation as omnivorous digital stylists
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Sep 30, 2011Of the variable decisions on Monkeytown, though, the worst is the employment of Radiohead's Thom Yorke on two tracks--something of a recent trend in dance music--his voice serving as the ultimate buzzkill to deaden any enjoyment of the party.
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MojoDec 22, 2011It's the slo-electro instrumental Grillwalker that steals the day. [Nov 2011, p.103]
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Q MagazineNov 8, 2011Monkeytown presents mutated dance music, ranging from satirical mutoid rap, warehouse ragga and even jump-up ambient. [Nov. 2011, p. 136]
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UncutOct 18, 2011Yorke aside, the attractions are few in Monkeytown. [Nov 2011, p.93]