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- Artist(s): 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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Positive: 12 out of 15
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Mixed: 2 out of 15
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Negative: 1 out of 15
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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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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 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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Oct 1, 2013It's the intricate musical subtleties Stewart weaves through them that blow your hair back.
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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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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 30, 2013When 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.
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