- Record Label: Sub Pop
- Release Date: Jul 14, 2017
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Jul 17, 2017Even with the paradigm shift, Shabazz Palaces remain magnificently eccentric, enlisting Thundercat on Since CAYA, quoting Kraftwerk at length on the nagging Moon Whip Quäz. Tracks such as Dèesse Du Sang, meanwhile, provide a haunted analogue magic that is hard to shake off.
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Jul 14, 2017The idea behind Quazarz is indeed fascinating, and could have been a unique way of talking about the modern social and political climate. Unfortunately, sometimes it feels like the quest for a particular vibe has sometimes been prioritised over the underlying message.
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Jul 5, 2017While the concept may be suitably unhinged and the music boundary pushing, little of it ultimately sticks in the mind.
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Jul 31, 2017he two albums fail to cohere both sonically and conceptually. Throughout, Butler’s approach begins to wear a bit thin.
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Jul 21, 2017The album is by no means horrible, just disappointing and repetitive, chock full of revamped old school rhythms that don’t have the gratifying content to match. A good handful of songs--‘When Cats Claw’, ‘Since C.A.Y.A’, ‘Fine Ass Hairdresser’, ‘Julian’s Dream’, ‘Moon Whip Quäz’ and ’30 Clip Extension’--deserve to be judged independently.
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Positive: 7 out of 10
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Mixed: 3 out of 10
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Jul 26, 2017