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Oct 1, 2013It's the intricate musical subtleties Stewart weaves through them that blow your hair back.
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Sep 26, 2013An overly soft mid-section ('Center Your Love', 'Vizion') reveals that chillout-esque pleasantness isn't Stewart's forte, but that's not to say this album's only good when the whipcrack snare madness takes hold.
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Dec 11, 2013Here the rhythms veer toward rolling drum and bass breaks, and the mood is a lot more relaxed.
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Sep 27, 2013On 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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Oct 21, 2013There is not much here that jumps out of the speakers, or that makes you want to scream with excitement; instead it is a release that slowly gets under your skin, and most importantly, doesn’t force its concept down your throat.
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Sep 26, 2013It’s an ambitious enterprise--and one that Stewart tackles in a number of remarkable ways.
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Sep 26, 2013There’s no denying the worth of the latter sort, but the electrifying nature of the first cut comes as a bit of a tease, setting you up for a (albeit nicely ambient) fall.
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Sep 26, 2013While 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, 2013What 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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Sep 27, 2013It’s an ethereal experience from start to finish, Machinedrum eschewing his love of UK funky, future garage, r’n’b, footwork and other low-end strains in order to concentrate on lush, rhythmic, utterly transportive productions.
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Oct 1, 2013On 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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Oct 1, 2013It's a different, and more unique effort [than Rooms(s)]. Moreover, the LP doesn't look outside of itself to the same extent that its predecessor did.