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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Release Date: Jul 24, 2012
- Summary: This is the second full-length release for the experimental instrumental electronic duo of Matt Carlson of Parenthetical Girls and Jonathan Sielaff, who also was in the Parenthetical Girls as well as the band AU.
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- Record Label: Thrill Jockey
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental, Avant-Garde
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Jul 27, 2012The group's atypical instrumentation and inventive use thereof results in captivating if mercurial waves of sound and a listening experience that reveals its complex nature as it goes on.
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Jul 30, 2012Occupied With the Unspoken can be challenging and obtuse. It can also unrepentently beautiful. And, at its best, it's both.
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Sep 24, 2012Occupied with the Unspoken is a headphone trip that ultimately proves to be an enjoyable listen in spite of the complexity of its craftsmanship.
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Aug 15, 2012Overall, their 2010 self-titled CD remains the best starting point for new listeners, but Occupied With The Unspoken nonetheless makes for a fine addition to the Thrill Jockey catalog.
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The WireAug 2, 2012The four tracks on Occupied With the Unspoken, each lasting less then ten minutes, are edited in Carlson's basement studio from much longer live jams--but it's tempting to see them as single facets of the one true eternal synth jam. [Jul 2012, p.57]
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Jul 27, 2012Most of Occupied with the Unspoken works like a well-executed indie film score: evocative, exigent and with purpose.
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Jul 27, 2012In a live setting, this type of give-and-take could pay off, like an electro take on free jazz, but as it's presented here not only is it unspoken, it's unintelligible.