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Psi Image
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  • Summary: Named after the 23rd letter of the Greek alphabet, ψ, the third full-length release for the British experimental duo's album was inspired in part by industrial, club, '80s goth, pop, and British electronic music.
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  • Record Label: Warp
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Techno, Pop/Rock, Indie Electronic, Experimental Techno, Experimental Electronic, IDM
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Epsilon
To want you to take to that To want the rest of that And to get how it feels now Our stand is similar Too long for that Too long To want you to tell... See the rest of the song lyrics
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Wire
    Oct 21, 2016
    80
    The album feels like paten's mostly mechanically calculated and precise output to date. [Sep 2016, p.59]
  2. Sep 22, 2016
    80
    While ψ certainly isn't for everyone, it's nonetheless an important album that strives to get us to think outside the boom box.
  3. Mojo
    Sep 15, 2016
    80
    Nothing nosebleedy in its warm, evocative patchwork. [Oct 2016, p.100]
  4. Oct 17, 2016
    80
    The borrowing of in-house trap elements is neither crass nor exploitative: it is rather a seeming extension of the communicative nature of patten’s project.
  5. Sep 15, 2016
    70
    Patten’s third release is a whistle-stop tour of the UK’s hardcore continuum, never pausing long enough to get bored.
  6. Sep 29, 2016
    70
    Overall, Ψ will satisfy you if you’re a fan of the genre (especially if you’re waiting for the next AFX or Squarepusher release).
  7. Oct 3, 2016
    62
    Ψ cleverly returns to the skewed body music on patten's first album, which nearly offsets the tangle of blurred gestures and garbled theorizing.

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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
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  1. Sep 24, 2016
    10
    Psi o Ψ es uno de los discos mas completos del 2016, me encantan los beats y esa sincronia que tiene todo el disco en general. QuedaPsi o Ψ es uno de los discos mas completos del 2016, me encantan los beats y esa sincronia que tiene todo el disco en general. Queda demostrado una vez mas que la musica experimental puede alcanzar nuevos niveles. Bravo! No me canso de escucharlo, nuevo favorito en repeticion. Expand