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Bianchi's not much for such subtleties, emotional or rhetorical, which may suggest he'll have as much lovelorn electro-symphonic melodrama to recount on future albums as on those past and present.
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It's far from a poor record - the sole problem is that a number of songs do blur together, forming more of an aural whitewash than the technicolour trip some had predicted.
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The Past Presents the Future strongly matches the high bar he has set with his past few albums.
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Bianchi might have created his most consistent album under the Her Space Holiday moniker, solidifying his status and one of the most important figures on the indie electro-pop scene.
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Under The RadarThis feels like a record that should move the listener, yet its complete lack of conviction makes this almost impossible. [#11, p.115]
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UncutWitty, tragi-comic lyrics layered over busy beats, strings and electronic flourishes which never sacrifice intimacy. [Nov 2005, p.114]
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UrbMarks a new high for Bianchi as a studio guru. [Oct 2005, p.78]
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Q MagazineShould go down well with listeners who like their singers to take break-ups badly. [Nov 2005, p.125]
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Past Presents the Future falters between a coalesced pop sound and its pristine fragments.
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Bianchi doesn’t seem to be traveling down any new paths.
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MojoThe songs are so wordy, the album so one-paced that it soon begins to sag. [Dec 2005, p.105]
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Alternative PressBianchi's hackneyed lyrics... often overshadow the music's subtle pleasures. [Oct 2005, p.170]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Negative: 1 out of 5
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AmandaI.Sep 6, 2007It just doesn't get any better. genius. Pure genius.
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joesJul 11, 2006meh
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MefJan 9, 2006Same great Her Space Holiday sounds we've come to know and love, but this time he takes it to a new level.