XLR8r's Scores
- Music
For 387 reviews, this publication has graded:
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64% higher than the average critic
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3% same as the average critic
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33% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.8 points higher than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 76
Highest review score: | Awake | |
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Lowest review score: | Audio, Video, Disco |
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Positive: 354 out of 387
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Mixed: 31 out of 387
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Negative: 2 out of 387
387
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Hauschildt's new opus is certainly just as captivating and varied as some of his band's [Emeralds] best work.- XLR8r
- Posted Jan 3, 2012
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It's a little bit of everything, which is perhaps why ƒIN is such a rich, fulfilling listen.- XLR8r
- Posted Feb 9, 2012
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Psutka's production on A/B Till Infinity is evocative and daring, and combines a future-oriented polish with an austere sense of simplicity, solidifying Egyptrixx's distinctiveness amongst a new crop of surface-obsessed underground producers.- XLR8r
- Posted Dec 3, 2013
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Every selection here is strong, and though scholars may have heard the lion's share of these tracks already, this is a sturdy, enlightening gateway into a realm that isn't easily penetrable for those who weren't there.- XLR8r
- Posted Jul 20, 2012
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Some may complain that Blondes hasn't radically expanded its horizons on Swisher, but frankly, such an effort isn't even necessary, as there's still fresh ground to cover within the confines of the duo's engrossing signature style.- XLR8r
- Posted Aug 5, 2013
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In the end, Lucky Shiner stands as a proper introduction to a producer who cares as much about moving your body as he does your soul.- XLR8r
- Posted Dec 21, 2010
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The album might not have quite enough Flying Lotus for some, and a little too much Aloe Blacc for others, but it has just enough Georgia Anne Muldrow to be another worthy entry into the catalog of a truly gifted musician.- XLR8r
- Posted Oct 23, 2018
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Picking up right where A Certain Distance left off, the Seattle-based producer's latest LP shows the same passion for methodical soundscapes, which are no less thoughtful for their glowing warmth.- XLR8r
- Posted Feb 20, 2013
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Magazine 13's emotional register may be rife with contradictions, but sinking into the album is never anything less than a joy.- XLR8r
- Posted Dec 5, 2014
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Even more than a Lynchian album, Flamagra is nothing if not a FlyLo album. As usual he lends himself to superlatives and clichés, the sign of a singular artist (there’s another) about whom there just aren’t that many descriptors.- XLR8r
- Posted May 24, 2019
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In terms of song choice, and as an exercise in breaking boundaries, Scuba's DJ Kicks stands as a solid effort on par with the good work he's done with his recent productions.- XLR8r
- Posted Nov 21, 2011
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Earthly Delights for some, surely, and otherworldly torments for others.- XLR8r
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There are some songs which start off tepid, become lukewarm, and emit flickers of Blake’s usual brilliance. ... hile it's easy to criticise Blake’s chart-pandering forays into trap and pop, it is actually Assume Form’s most unashamed pop songs that rescue it from insufferable drabness.- XLR8r
- Posted Jan 18, 2019
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Kings Ballad marks the natural progression of a remarkable artist-in-residency.- XLR8r
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12 Bit Blues is an enjoyable record and an exciting addition to Kid Koala's catalog.- XLR8r
- Posted Sep 14, 2012
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As always, it's a lot to take in; even after a dozen listens, the album's too oblique to really register in the memory. That slipperiness does nothing to diminish the moments when things really stick, though.- XLR8r
- Posted Mar 5, 2013
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He showcases the breadth of footwork and pushes the sound forward by building links with trap, R&B, and Jersey. In doing so, he reinvigorates footwork and brings it up to date with 2018 dance culture.- XLR8r
- Posted Mar 8, 2018
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- Posted Jul 19, 2017
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- Posted Feb 17, 2012
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Slow Focus has the sheen and seemingly high stakes of a blockbuster movie--and enough easy thrills to compensate for the stakes being, in reality, pretty low.- XLR8r
- Posted Jul 22, 2013
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It's a work of and inspired by ritualized labor, haunted by the irretrievable loss of a culture.- XLR8r
- Posted Sep 26, 2013
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Wenu Wenu's success lies in its ability to cleave memorable passages from homogenized surroundings.- XLR8r
- Posted Oct 23, 2013
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Adventurous but not selfish, intelligent but not difficult, a victory lap of sorts but hardly congratulatory, Terje's first album is astoundingly balanced and astonishingly broad, a wider serving of the man's artistic vision that ultimately proves just as satisfying as his single servings have in the past.- XLR8r
- Posted Apr 7, 2014
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Field-Pickering isn't yet the type to release a grand album statement, but so far, his best moments have been the monolithic ones. Now, it's just a matter of amassing enough of them for a long-player.- XLR8r
- Posted Feb 21, 2013
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Although beatless, it is not altogether one of those ambient albums you could play in the background and ignore, nor necessarily fall asleep listening to. At times unsettling and industrial-sounding, this is far from forgettable music; it is engaging, futuristic, and trippy as hell.- XLR8r
- Posted Jul 10, 2018
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Spurred by excellent, challenging production, the record maintains an adequate sonic distance from its inspirations, and the bonus disc's excellent selection of remixes fosters a dialogue between jungle, house, and techno's past and present.- XLR8r
- Posted Oct 18, 2013
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Some of the best moments on I AKA I are when the producer plays it relatively straight.- XLR8r
- Posted Mar 29, 2016
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Thankfully, he's enough of a careful, diligent, and experienced artist to make even the lackluster experiments feel vital and significant in the larger scope of his oeuvre.- XLR8r
- Posted Oct 14, 2013
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Nostalgic is an exciting journey, but during the moments when Lapalux fails to provide a coherent roadmap, it's a bit too easy for the rest of us to get lost.- XLR8r
- Posted Mar 25, 2013
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In short, it is rare to find a producer who can craft many types of tracks so consistently well, but with You Stand Uncertain, FaltyDL has cemented himself as such.- XLR8r
- Posted Mar 31, 2011
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