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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the trio that includes Nils Frahm, Frederic Gmeiner and Sebastian Singwald was recorded over a period of ten years on four-track tape recorders.
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- Record Label: R&S Records
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Feb 3, 2016The Gamble takes some extraordinary risks, but the rewards are glorious.
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Feb 4, 2016It's an LP as heart-warming and engaging as the story behind it.
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Feb 17, 2016The Gamble is an engaging opening salvo, which one hopes will become the first statement of an ongoing narrative.
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Feb 3, 2016The comforting warmth of cassette fuzz binds itself to the entire work, making the gamble an intimate experience akin to anything that Nils Frahm has laid his hands on. This has allowed nonkeen to find the perfect balance between experimental and familiar.
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Feb 9, 2016An electronically based album rich in its own distinctive character.
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Feb 4, 2016Strip out of its very charming context and the gamble becomes a solid album about nostalgia and, more importantly, about how the passage of time interferes with music.
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Mar 14, 2016After working together on and off for years, this trio obviously have a special connection, but it's only apparent in fits and spurts.
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