Wearemonster
by Isolée
User Score
8.4

Universal acclaim- based on 28 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 24 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 28
  3. Negative: 1 out of 28

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  1. Kristoffer-
    Dec 20, 2005
    9
    This album is close to simplistic perfection.
  2. JMan
    Feb 19, 2006
    9
    Best of it's genre in 2005.
  3. JohnB
    Nov 11, 2005
    8
    I'm no good at assigning things genres, but if you like chilled-out electronic dance you don't dance to, with melodies that take a few listens to come to love (but are enticing from the first listen), please try this. Hopefully if it remains high on the Metacritic score list, more people will. It's certainly a cut above muso coffee-table/clothes-shop/wine-bar muzak.
  4. Juice
    Nov 13, 2005
    10
    this album is amazing!!! im really amazed it isnt bigger than it is!
  5. BradM
    Jan 11, 2006
    9
    Best electronic album I've heard since M83 - Dead Cities. There's alot of feel in these tracks. I only wish more IDM was moving in this direction.
  6. Elliott
    Jan 5, 2006
    9
    This is a wonderful album, but I still prefer Rest, his debut. I hope it sees a re-release soon, much like Luomo's similarly BRILLIANT Vocalcity did this past year.
  7. BobbyK
    Mar 27, 2006
    9
    While certainly not as immediate as Underworld, the album only requires a few listens before you're caught.
  8. FastEddie
    Nov 18, 2005
    9
    ...agree with juice, its a seriously good album, best electronic album Ive heard in a couple of years, and possibly, the greatest album of all time!
  9. PerspicaciousCritic
    Nov 26, 2005
    7
    If avant-garde theatrical troupe Blue Man Group were ever to make a "proper" album, it would probably sound a lot like the electronically gorgeous Wearemonster.
  10. AnthonyW
    Dec 28, 2005
    10
    The best dance album since Leftfield's Leftism. Superb.
  11. SinbadS
    Dec 28, 2005
    9
    I have not felt such an elctro-rush since Underworld's 'Second Toughest in the Infants' graced my ears. A sheer delight.
  12. billye
    Sep 18, 2006
    9
    Stunning.

Awards & Rankings

3
#3 Best Album of 2005

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Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 12 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Almost Cool
    80
    We Are Monster is one of those fun albums that sounds great whether you're in the mood to move or just sitting down and listening on headphones as you ride to work on the bus.
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  2. cokemachineglow
    80
    If it's not a truly inspiring album, it's nevertheless undeniably impressive.
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  3. Dusted Magazine
    90
    Five years on, We Are Monster finds Raijko Muller so confident and articulate that Rest comes off in comparison like a set of hastily scrawled clutch notes.
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