Telas
by Nicolas Jaar
User Score
6.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 1 out of 5
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  1. lydiamcmullin
    Jan 9, 2021
    1
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It was a huge let down for a listener. But I'm sure he had fun making it. He is a damn genius... And in the wise words of Rick James, cocaine is one helluva drug. I'll try the trax again and try to follow the path he laid , this time I'll be in the right mindset… Expand

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Metascore
74

Generally favorable reviews - based on 4 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 4
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 4
  3. Negative: 0 out of 4
  1. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 28, 2020
    60
    It’s not something you’ll be hankering to press play on repeatedly. Not that it’s bad music: excuse the pretension, but it really is an experience; one that would lend itself better to accompanying Jaar’s physical art installations than a standard album listen.
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  2. Beats Per Minute
    Jul 28, 2020
    77
    Telas continues to display his determination to explore completely new realms, even if that means sacrificing moments that immediately jump out, like a beat or a hook or even a repeated melody. This is one for the intrepid sonic explorers, unafraid to enter a world that doesn’t cohere to any structure they’ve known before – and if you go in with that mindset, there’s plenty to be unearthed.
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  3. Pitchfork
    Jul 28, 2020
    75
    Telas is not a culmination for Jaar, even if it brings his ambient strains closer than ever to the more crowd-pleasing facets of his work.
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