The Minimal Wave Tapes, Vol. 2
by Various Artists
Metascore
73

Generally favorable reviews - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Jul 5, 2012
    80
    Like it or not, the synths are here to stay, and The Minimal Wave Tapes Volume Two adds several more fascinating pieces to the puzzle.
  2. CMJ
    Jun 13, 2012
    80
    The tracks are truly hidden gems, kept from mass appraisal via DIY distribution methods in the '80s, home-recorded cassettes and vinyl. Vasicka and Peanut Butter Wolf's efforts here revive and catalog some truly infectious would-be synth classics.
  3. Fact Magazine (UK)
    Jun 13, 2012
    90
    As far as historic compilations go, this is an undeniable belter, successfully capturing music with a very particular energy worth celebrating.
  5. New Musical Express (NME)
    Jul 5, 2012
    70
    A wonky, Teutonic thing full of outré drama and should-be pop classics.
  6. Pitchfork
    Jun 13, 2012
    67
    It offers no new narrative or stated focus and thus represents nothing more than the second gleaning of tracks from the cloistered minimal wave universe. Still, there's something undeniable here.
  7. The Wire
    Jul 24, 2012
    80
    The second set might not be as powerful as its predecessor, but the milieu it conjures is still engrossingly evocative. [May 2012, p.61]
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