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Laika's typically airy atmosphere sounds more sterilized this time around.
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There’s something that lifts the music of Laika above its essentials: A balance of melancholy and sobriety.
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Ultimately, Laika make pleasant music that's difficult to be passionate about.
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Twilight listening of this ilk can teeter dangerously on the ledge of snoozedom, but anyone who can manage to drop off during this album's many unnerving and often hyperactive moments is going to have some damn weird dreams.
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Wherever I Am I Am What's Missing is a very nice album at times, but it's hardly a progression of Laika's sound, as there are moments where it sorely lacks the adventurousness they've shown in years past.
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Q MagazineThe songwriting here is less striking than that showcased on recent best of. [Dec 2003, p.130]
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Wherever I Am, I Am What's Missing remains grounded in electronic composition, but the subtle distinctions between spacy trip-hop epics (see "Diamonds and Stones) and booty-shaking dance-floor numbers help to keep the band's dynamic fresh, even after ten years.
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UncutSpookily smooth. [Dec 2003, p.122]
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MartinFFeb 9, 2004