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The WireDec 16, 2015DJ Paypal's take on footwork does to R&B, disco and 1980s adult contemporary smoothness what sometime collaborators AG Cook and SOPHIE of PC Music do to bubblegum ad teeny pop. [Dec 2015, p.47]
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Dec 2, 2015Ultimately, Sold Out is not doing what its title cheekily alludes to. Although it traverses a variety of genres outside of footwork’s typical territory, DJ Paypal never relents on the actual practice of the juke: the core sound of the beat, getting danced on.
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Nov 11, 2015This teaser [is] no doubt just the beginning of a new strain of avant-footwork coming our way in 2016.
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Dec 2, 2015It's not even a requirement that you dive more than surface deep into a style before you borrow it. But Sold Out shows what a difference it can make when you hold yourself to a higher standard.
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Nov 16, 2015It wasn’t too long ago that Paypal himself was working his happy hardcore fanaticism into the footwork bass lines. While those hardcore elements are non-existent on this effort, the whimsical spirit remains.
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Dec 2, 2015It’s a solid album, albeit one without many ultra-impressive peaks. But, arguably more importantly, it’s a reimagining of footwork’s impressive potential.
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Nov 16, 2015Shades of The Herbaliser's Something Wicked This Way Comes abound, and the sensation that there's some kind of malevolent presence woven through the eight songs that make up Sold Out never fully escapes you.
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Nov 11, 2015In spite of the giddy playfulness, it never comes off as a lark. You’ll get no closer to ascertaining his actual identity, but as the balance between jokes and earnest emoting narrows, Sold Out presents something of an abstract portrait of the man behind the haze.
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Nov 11, 2015[An] engaging Sold Out.
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Nov 11, 2015Sold Out often feels like a transatlantic family gathering, with strong contributions from artists like DJ Taye, Feloneezy and Jackie Danger, all fellow members of the global Teklife crew.