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Apr 28, 2017While the terrific albums they’ve released along the way have continued to describe that lo-fi fuzz and keyboard driven journey, in reaching this album’s sunshine warmth ‘Ripley’ Johnson and Sanae Yamada have elevated their project to a new level.
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Q MagazineMay 9, 2017This sequel journeys into the light. [Jul 2017, p.111]
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May 17, 2017As an exercise in baking their sound into a decadent dessert, Vol. 2 is pretty convincing--and, more importantly, totally satisfying.
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May 15, 2017Perhaps the best compliment that can be paid to Vol. 2 is that it works alongside its predecessor and still stands alone as an exciting and genuinely captivating cycle of music.
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May 9, 2017While there is plenty of good stuff going on, there is a little too much conservative playing and a little too much left-field oddness for the record to truly hold together. Occult Architecture, Vol. 2 is preferable to the first volume, but it pales next to the band's next work.
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May 3, 2017What they have achieved here to a commendable extent, though musically the halves are far from polar opposites, is a compartmentalization of their dueling harsh and mellow impulses.
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May 3, 2017The Portland pair embrace vitality and exploration, but their polarized approach to psychedelia overcompensates at times.
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May 10, 2017Three of the songs are between seven and ten minutes long and make for laboured listens and sadly, the lack of song variety doesn’t really fit in a volume that’s meant to reflect lightness.
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May 9, 2017Occult Architecture, Vol. 2 is effective coming down from its predecessor, moving its listeners into the light.
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MojoApr 28, 2017This is intended to be the lighter of the two albums although the stylistic differences aren't great. [Jun 2017, p.91]
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UncutApr 28, 2017While it all sometimes gets a little too soporific, the overall effect is undeniably seductive. [Jun 2017, p.34]
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Apr 28, 2017Occult Architecture is pleasing enough, if a little deodorised at times.