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  • Summary: The first solo release 13 years for Rob Ellis as Pinch features guest appearances from Emika, Inezi, Killa P, Nive Nielson & The Deer Children, and Trim.
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  1. Mojo
    Jun 30, 2020
    80
    Reality Tunnels finds the Bristolian beat-master reaffirming known skills while cultivating fresh ones. [Aug 2020, p.87]
  2. Q Magazine
    Jun 30, 2020
    80
    Ellis taps the pulse of his surroundings in manner akin to Massive Attack's Mezzanine. [Aug 2020, p.111]
  3. Uncut
    Jun 30, 2020
    70
    A wide-ranging, guest-heavy collection that keeps one foot rooted in grimy, shuddering, low-end sonics while exploring multiple alternative avenues. [Aug 2020, p.34]
  4. Jun 30, 2020
    66
    Ellis seems to have inadvertently wound up splitting the difference between nostalgia and innovation. What’s left is a scattered effort, and one can only wonder what Reality Tunnels might have sounded like if Ellis hadn’t followed so many of them down such sentimental pathways.