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By pulling back on the "wow" factor and demanding less from the listener, Coldcut have delivered their first album that will be listened to twice as much as it's talked about.
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Features an excess of accumulated ingredients with predictably indigestible results.
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[An] uneven set.
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Such a ratio of misses to hits was not expected but, all things considered, this is still one of the best electronic-based albums you're going to hear this year.
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It's as if More and Black set out to purposely compose a more "mature" album. By slowing things down they're able to accommodate R&B outings, spoken word stories and artsy offerings, but to be honest, it's not all that much fun.
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Entertainment WeeklyEclectic concoctions of dub, house, and ambient grooves are always interesting... but not necessarily deserving of repeat spins. [24 Feb 2006, p.65]
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MagnetSome of the most progressive tracks of its 20-year career. [#71, p.93]
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MojoOne of the most vital and imaginative records that [Coldcut has] ever made. [Jan 2006, p.120]
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A fun, varied and defiantly old-school record which is pure Coldcut.
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New Musical Express (NME)Truly a master-class in beat-science from start to finish. [28 Jan 2006, p.34]
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Coldcut acquit themselves well, in the sense that they pull off all of their various generic sleights of hand. But, as per usual, whatever off-hand virtuosity Sound Mirrors displays, there's no center here.
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Any number of tracks here could easily catapult them back into the consciousness of so much more than the cognoscenti.
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It hops genres like a frog does lily pads, it changes the palette of sounds from song to song, and it makes perfect use of every single guest that dares make a contribution.
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"Everything Is Under Control" is worth a download, and Saul Williams's spoken-word performance on "Mr. Nichols" is worth noting, but how much of this record has been done before and how much of it will be done again? What Coldcut mix can you say the same about?
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Q MagazineStrives a little too hard to display their twitching eclecticism. [Feb 2006, p.101]
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Its lack of focus often mutes its attempts to strike hard.
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[An] assured, wildly varied, endlessly enjoyable album that finds Coldcut in a position even more unlikely than the podium at the Brits: dance producers at the top of their game, 19 years into their career.
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This is probably the best album we've seen in the new millennium from a mid-'90s techno producer.
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UncutAn uneven mix. [Feb 2006, p.70]
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UrbAn astonishingly relevant album. [Mar 2006, p.112]
User score distribution:
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JCMar 6, 2006
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zeelMar 2, 2006
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AlanRFeb 28, 2006Oh, there are those the requisite prosaic liberal coldcut politics! I wish you could get a lyric-only mix. Soooo cool-y.