Mixmag's Scores
- Music
For 450 reviews, this publication has graded:
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77% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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20% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 5.7 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 79
Highest review score: | Xen | |
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Lowest review score: | The Mountain Will Fall |
Score distribution:
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Positive: 396 out of 450
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Mixed: 54 out of 450
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Negative: 0 out of 450
450
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There are some excellent tracks here--‘Lights On’, ‘Two Weeks’, ‘Pendulum’--and her talent is obvious, but the men at the production desk could perhaps have been braver.- Mixmag
- Posted Sep 30, 2014
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Directional swerves are admirable, but make an uneven set, especially as the material from their first three albums has more palpable sparkle than the rest.- Mixmag
- Posted Apr 10, 2012
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It’s absolutely breathtaking in its audacity and intergalactic ambition, and even breathtakingly beautiful in places. But... it’s bloody tiring too.- Mixmag
- Posted Jun 12, 2014
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There's no distinct personality to be heard, or the kind of dynamic ideas that could give it the ability to totally dominate a room.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 27, 2012
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Weirder tracks such as ‘System 100’ break the routine a bit, but it’d be nice to hear Moiré’s huge production skill with more variation of tone.- Mixmag
- Posted Mar 3, 2017
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Despite its length, it's not pushing any boundaries: it's smooth and sweet, with nothing to give you nightmares, but as a piece of high-class chillout music, it works very well.- Mixmag
- Posted Sep 9, 2015
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A texturally rugged selection with plenty of technical dexterity along the way maintains a bumping tempo--in turn, completing a solid trio of mixes themed around one of the Capital’s leading residencies.- Mixmag
- Posted Jan 22, 2014
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- Posted Jul 15, 2013
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Groundbreaking it may not be, but Huxley brings a touch more class than some of his contemporaries.- Mixmag
- Posted Oct 28, 2014
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The squelchy synths and intergalactic funk of the record's first half stand tall, but at 20 tracks long, it becomes a tad tiresome at the halfway mark.- Mixmag
- Posted Sep 1, 2015
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- Posted Apr 25, 2012
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Even when the groove lessens, doubters are liable to be persuaded by their innate knack for epic choruses.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 6, 2013
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The results, all shimmering synths and echo effects noodle along on 4/4, often for the best part of seven minutes, and we can't help but feel that some of this has been done before.- Mixmag
- Posted Mar 12, 2012
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With only six new songs (and just seven tracks in total), it could have been a longer trip.- Mixmag
- Posted Jul 31, 2015
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Although some of the arrangements and electronic embellishments are lavish, there are few obvious peaks and troughs apart from the epic throb of ‘Thea’.- Mixmag
- Posted Sep 30, 2013
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Too often--as on ‘The Last Of Goodbyes’, with its limp rap and doleful Burialisms--it sounds like Moby pastiching his old self. On the flip side, ‘Welcome To Hard Times’, a sunny Balearic soul shuffle, is lovely, and the ghostly piano haunting ‘The Tired And The Hurt’ contains the muscle memory of his masterpiece ‘Porcelain’, but they’re isolated sparkles.- Mixmag
- Posted Mar 1, 2018
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Little Red’s desire to tread new ground is admirable and, in principle, the idea of Katy going head-to-head with US r’n’b singers is great, but the quality is simply not as dynamic, hook-laden or convincing as the first five songs.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 3, 2014
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Heartfelt lullabies backed by rich instrumentation make for a promising enough first half that leads to the dour title track. From here, razor-blade distortion, crashing cymbals and mournful torment combine to create a tough listen, before respite eventually comes in the form of an exhausted outro.- Mixmag
- Posted Oct 6, 2015
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- Posted Aug 1, 2013
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Despite falling short of its higher-octane predecessor, this difficult second album isn’t without its moments.- Mixmag
- Posted Jul 25, 2013
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Is it a fun, well-selected mix to throw on at a party and dance to? Yes. And, sometimes, that's enough.- Mixmag
- Posted Aug 7, 2012
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It drifts from merely being waftily pretty to really elegant to sublime and back with the greatest ease, which can be frustrating--but those sublime moments are enough to make you come back for more.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 9, 2017
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This is a largely dejected and sombre affair that is perhaps only for those of a darker disposition.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 6, 2013
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- Posted May 2, 2012
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- Posted Apr 16, 2012
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It can be difficult listening, but stick with Prinz's half-spoken vocals and Horn's snaking basslines, and your reward is an album of raw, rhythmic energy.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 16, 2012
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As culturally diverse as it all is, it’s the tonal depth of the assembly that creates an engaging synergy.- Mixmag
- Posted Feb 18, 2015
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As it is, the high points still make this essential, but shorn of a few tracks, this album would be so much better.- Mixmag
- Posted Jan 6, 2017
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At points it’s utterly lovely--you can’t beat the combination of strings and Tony Allen’s drumming--but at others it’s slightly silly.- Mixmag
- Posted Nov 14, 2013
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