Salon des Amateurs - Hauschka
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  • Summary: Volker Bertelmann's latest album sees the composer creating house and techno music with help from violinist Hillary Hahn, Mum's drummer Samuli Kosminen, and Calexico's John Convertino and Joe Burns.
  • Record Label: Fat Cat
  • Genre(s): Experimental, Avant-Garde, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Post-Rock
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 1 out of 10
  1. cokemachineglow
    Apr 21, 2011
    81
    Salon des Amateurs is undeniably an important album for Hauschka, both for its distillation of his rigorous methods and its energized perspective.
  2. Pitchfork
    Apr 21, 2011
    80
    Curious, constantly in motion, full of puzzle-like counterpoints and arresting chord changes, it's a joy to listen to, and one of the brightest, most invigorating records I've heard all year.
  3. Mojo
    May 18, 2011
    80
    Fleshed out by two drummers, strings and brass, it's as infectious and disarming as it is genre-defying. [May 2011, p.109]
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  4. Under The Radar
    May 27, 2011
    30
    For the most part, Hauschka's attempt at turning the piano into a percussion instrument falls short. [May 2011, p.84]
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