Wander/Wonder - Balam Acab
User Score
7.4 out of 10

Generally favorable reviews- based on 5 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 4 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5

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  1. wololooo
    Mar 12, 2012
    9
    Balam Acab's glistening, ethereal blend of dubstep, witch house and chillwave is truly something to behold. Make an effort to become immersed in this album and you will be rewarded with some of the most introspective and melancholic electronic music of the year.
  2. ResonantPassage
    Oct 8, 2011
    10
    Yes, Balam Acab, the stage name of twenty-year old Alec Koone, composes most of his music on his own through the use of electronics. Upon learning this fact, a word that inevitably comes to mind is â

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Metascore
76 out of 100

Generally favorable reviews - based on 14 Critics

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 14
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 14
  3. Negative: 0 out of 14
  1. All Music Guide
    Dec 7, 2011
    80
    Wander/Wonder is an exercise in depth, a flowing suite of mermaid's lullabies that turn seductive.
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  2. Blurt Magazine
    Nov 30, 2011
    90
    On Wonder/Wander Koone transcends such dippy, blog-generated catch-phrasing, displaying a sense of genuine dominion within the art of experimental laptop pop.
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  3. Drowned In Sound
    Oct 10, 2011
    80
    Whilst Koone's recycling of chiming keys and bell like samples throughout each track might seem lazy, it in fact makes Wander/Wonder effective as a cohesive listen, and that's how its euphoric atmosphere should be heard.
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