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  • Summary: British rock singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole was contacted by krautrock musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius, who had remixed Cole's 2001 ambient solo album Plastic Wood on his own. Although, never released, they stayed in contact and now years later, they have teamed up to release a new ambientBritish rock singer-songwriter Lloyd Cole was contacted by krautrock musician Hans-Joachim Roedelius, who had remixed Cole's 2001 ambient solo album Plastic Wood on his own. Although, never released, they stayed in contact and now years later, they have teamed up to release a new ambient electronica album. Expand
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  1. Jun 4, 2013
    80
    Selected Studies Vol 1 is an entirely successful undertaking on its own terms, enriched by the quiet absorption of congruent confederates who intuitively understand that all manner of gods and devils are in the detail.
  2. Mar 6, 2013
    70
    A very odd and somewhat unpredictable partnership, but one that is pleasantly surprising in its own way.
  3. Mar 6, 2013
    63
    It leaves Selected Studies in an odd place, one that doesn't feel like any kind of stretch for one of its participants, but is quite the opposite for the other.
  4. Mar 6, 2013
    60
    Selected Studies Vol. One is the type of album that doesn’t necessarily grab you upon first listen, but there’s much here to come back to and revisit.
  5. Q Magazine
    Mar 6, 2013
    60
    The jarring throb of HIQS aside, it's an album of subtle charm that rewards repeated listening. [Mar 2013, p.95]
  6. Mojo
    Mar 7, 2013
    60
    Less a big splash, more fascinating ripples on a pond. [Apr 2013, p.89]