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Aug 20, 2013It all adds up to a set of hallucinogenic songs that sound like they were spat out of another dimension. A truly special record from a band you need to keep your eye on.
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MojoAug 9, 2013the Krautrock gene that moulded 2012's brilliant debut Free Time! still dominates the album's early passages. [Sep 2013, p.88]
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Aug 9, 2013The shadow of Seventies Krautrock looms large over Danish psych-rockers Pinkunoizu, judging by The Drop, their splendidly kosmische second album.
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Aug 9, 2013Pinkunoizu take synth pop, psych folk, surf rock, krautrock and other marginal forms of pop and rock from the last 50 years, and use them for the basis of extremely enjoyable excursions in deep listening.
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UncutAug 8, 2013It's a colourful, cartoonish world they inhabit, but its trippy qualities are packed with ambitious detail and worthy of serious attention. [Sep 2013, p.94]
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Aug 12, 2013This is folk music transmitted from the far corner of the universe.
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Aug 8, 2013A promising album that should make the next journey with them all the more exciting.
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Aug 8, 2013The album's more intimate moments, such as "The Swollen Map" and "Down in the Liverpool Stream," have just as much impact as the showier ones, and reaffirm that Pinkunoizu have gained more than they lost by paring down a bit on The Drop.
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Aug 8, 2013What makes the record a success is the way Pinkunoizu harness their varied ideas and refine them into something accessible and engaging.
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Aug 8, 2013Balanced, measured and, when necessary, jump-out-of-the-scented-candle-filled-bath creepy.
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Q MagazineAug 20, 2013There's little outright originality, but they're melodically strong and the male-female vocal interchange between Andreas Pallisgaard and drummer Jaleh Negari is captivating. [Sep 2013, p.107]