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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the collaboration between the Hookworms' Matthew Benn and Deadwall's Christopher Duffin was recorded and mixed with MJ.
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  • Record Label: Sonic Cathedral
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Ambient, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic
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  1. Nov 9, 2016
    80
    It isn't always the easiest of listens, but persistence pays off: XAM Duo is ultimately very rewarding.
  2. Uncut
    Jan 20, 2017
    80
    Their largely improvised debut explores a gorgeous cosmic jazz with shades of Michael Rother and Cluster, Benn helming modular synth, Duffin adding tasteful gusts of sax. [Mar 2017, p.40]
  3. Nov 9, 2016
    80
    It’s easy to call XAM Duo a Hookworms side project, but to be honest, these days it kind of feels like Hookworms are the side project, not the other way round.
  4. 80
    Not a record for the faint-hearted then but one which certainly casts a commanding spell.
  5. Nov 9, 2016
    70
    XAM Duo is a synth lover's dream, a calming balm to the hectic hustle of modern life, and a trippy excursion into the futuristic past.
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