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Q MagazineOct 12, 2012The album's slow, soporific pace can mean it sounds similar from song to song, but Okumu's voice pivots everything. [Jul 2012, p.104]
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Aug 23, 2012This cohesive collection is an eerie and nuanced collection that will reward the listener with multiple listens.
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Jul 16, 2012Rispah strikes as a truly unique entry in the band's catalogue: rarely is such close-quarters confession expressed in such musically fitting, yet simultaneously innovative terms.
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UncutJul 5, 2012The melodies drift rather aimlessly but the wonderfully groggy textures will stay with you like the best kind of sonic Valium. [Aug 2012, p.75]
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Jun 29, 2012Irrespective of genre or decade, 'Rispah' is an astonishing tsunami of emotion which above all, makes you feel alive.
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MojoJun 26, 2012When the storm clouds on final cut Protection finally part,Okumu riffing like The Edge mainlining steroids, it completes as astonishing redemptive arc brighter than any rainbow. [Jul 2012, p.92]
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Jun 26, 2012Rispah is brilliant enough for the listening public to find it naturally, in their own time.
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Jun 26, 2012Playful and emotional if a touch polite, it's marked by moments of genuine greatness.
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Jun 26, 2012Despite its heavy subject matter, Rispah remains an eminently listenable release; it's proof of that somewhat clichéd adage that pain fuels great art.
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Jun 26, 2012The Invisible are to be found exploring more interesting areas--working up a noise they can justifiably call their own.
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Jun 26, 2012Rispah is a brilliantly sustained meditation that offers a full, enriching experience.
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Jun 26, 2012Adventurous, forward-looking and luxurious, all at the same time.