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Oct 7, 2013A self-titled EP in 2011 yielded three lengthy songs of the duo's wild combination of airy atmospheres and menacing fuzz, but debut full-length Psychic moves into more compositional territory, though it remains drifty and narcotic in ways similar to its predecessor.
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Oct 7, 2013The prismatic, black-lit aura of their fascinating, endlessly explorable debut Psychic doesn’t try to stop anyone from making that connection and if you spot Jaar’s stated influences of Can and Richie Hawtin, that’s fine too: rarely has a record held such appeal for the high-minded while welcoming the simply high-minded.
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UncutOct 8, 2013Over the long haul, it occasionally falls in the nebulous place twixt atmospheric and song, but "Paper Trails"--the Delta blues seen through an xx-like electronic sheen--is a thing of fine-wrought beauty. [Nov 2013, p.68]
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MojoOct 11, 2013If it is meant to be a Pink Floyd homage, then it's an entertaining and highly distinctive one. [Nov 2013, p.84]
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Oct 14, 2013As a whole, it’s winningly Lynchian, and ballsy enough to open with an 11-minute song.
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Oct 10, 2013It can sound like a mish mosh of the obscure record collection of a New Yorker-reading, Ivy League graduate, and one who knows how to have fun just as well as he knows philosophical theory.
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Oct 24, 2013While its creators may disagree on categorization, one thing's for sure: whatever Psychic is, it's fascinating.
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Oct 10, 2013Jaar has always been at his best when indulging his most serious traits, and Psychic is a solemn, autumnal affair--a perfect accompaniment to the nights drawing in.
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Oct 3, 2013Field recordings, earthly elements, human murmurs and heavy breathing mix seamlessly with synthesizers, drums and keyboards to produce a meditative enlightenment, with Jaar and Harrington creating an album based on opposites, successfully uniting the natural with the unnatural.
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Oct 11, 2013They’re challenging listeners to look at music and dance with a completely renewed lens, to forget what was normal and move on with an urge to protest what’s formulated. Admittedly, that’s a frightening and difficult feat, but also unforgettable once accomplished. One might use the same descriptors for Psychic.
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Oct 3, 2013All dark atmospherics and empty space, Jaar’s spectral production for collaborative project Darkside creates the void where rhythm, and seemingly time, are allowed to infinitely float on.
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Oct 3, 2013Electronic in the loosest, most deformed sense, Psychic rips up convention from the seams to the centre.
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Oct 31, 2013The sound of Psychic is meticulous and luscious.
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Oct 10, 2013Psychic doesn't quite burn itself into your memory.
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Oct 28, 2013When it's all said and done, I have a feeling Jaar's solo career won't be the only thing he's known for, as Psychic has put Darkside up there with some of the best groups making music today.
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Oct 4, 2013Psychic’s gloriously protracted exhales leave you no choice but to slow down and move at its pace.
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Nov 5, 2013While some may find it a little self-indulgent, judged in its entirety the depth of sound and overall arrangement are nothing short of masterful.
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Oct 14, 2013For a record that wears its retro influences so openly, Psychic is surprisingly forward-thinking.
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Oct 3, 2013Psychic is perfectly executed, impenetrable.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 83 out of 88
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Mixed: 1 out of 88
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Negative: 4 out of 88
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Mar 2, 2018If Pink Floyd would have been producers, their music would come closest to the sound of this album.