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- Summary: Recording under his own name for the first time rather than his usual Third Eye Foundation (definitely not to be confused with Third Eye Blind), Bristol, England's Matt Elliott returns with a dark, moody collection of lo-fi, sample-based electronica.
- Record Label: Merge
- Genre(s): Indie, Rock, Electronic
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Alternative PressLound insanity is sexy; quiet insanity is sexier. [Sep 2003, p.118]
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A nuanced, ever-shifting masterwork that reveals its biggest rewards to the listener who's got 53 minutes to experience the whole thing, start to finish, and who's willing to do this several times.
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This record expects -- nay, demands -- multiple exposures. Its hidden delights and traps are equally patient.
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Anyone that expects the pulsating You Guys Kill Me would be better off sitting this one out, but Elliot has pulled off a tricky feat here: stripping down his sound to more orthodox "rock" instrumentation, without losing his edge.
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Disturbing, complicated, and enthrallingly strange, The Mess We Made requires patience, and, ideally, an already established taste for Elliott's previous ambient output.
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UncutAn LP of spooked delicacy and wheezy, wayward charm. [Jun 2003, p.104]
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The WireDelicacy replaces density here, but his capacity to unnerve remains on these sedately mournful chamber pieces. [#231, p.74]
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AntonisLMay 31, 2003
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