- Band members: Machine Drum
- Summary: This is the first release on Ninja Tune for Berlin-based electronic artist Travis Stewart.
- Record Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Club/Dance
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 10 out of 13
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Mixed: 2 out of 13
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Negative: 1 out of 13
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Sep 26, 201385It’s an ambitious enterprise--and one that Stewart tackles in a number of remarkable ways.
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Oct 1, 201380On paper Vapor City looked like Stewart’s descent into a sump of his own pompousness; in reality it’s anything but.
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Sep 26, 201380While moments on Vapor City might have sounded completely at home at a 1996 rave, the mood and sound overall are more wistfully nostalgic than retro.
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Oct 11, 201380What really marks Machinedrum's growth are the moments that subtly push Stewart's sound into small stylistic corners only hinted at before.
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Oct 1, 201378It's the intricate musical subtleties Stewart weaves through them that blow your hair back.
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Sep 27, 201370On Vapor City, Machinedrum steers clear of dramatic style makeovers, opting to focus on sharpening his craft while leaving the listener with a collection of songs that operates on pure magnetism and unbridled confidence.
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Sep 30, 201330When it’s watered down by this much sneakerhead aestheticism, it becomes hard to even hear the culture-shaking subversion that lurked in the sounds of Machinedrum’s influences.