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  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the duo of Ishmael Butler and Erik Blood was recorded over three sessions.
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  • Record Label: Sub Pop
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Indie Electronic, Alternative Rap, Experimental Electronic, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Alternative R&B
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  1. Mojo
    Dec 12, 2018
    80
    The result is an album of eminently listenable sonic frontierism, and Butler's most accessible work in years. [Dec 2018, p.89]
  2. Sep 25, 2018
    70
    Sometimes the sounds feel a little too alien to decode, but when production spirals out of control for a moment, part of the appeal of 1 Time Mirage is listening to the production team reign their wild creations back in.
  3. The Wire
    Sep 25, 2018
    70
    Not a satisfying record, nor a fully rounded one, but one that suggests so much future exploration. [Oct 2018, p.56]
  4. Uncut
    Sep 25, 2018
    60
    Its fuggy electronics and lyrical non sequiturs not giving up their secrets easily. Still, a few moments stand out. [Nov 2018, p.32]
  5. Q Magazine
    Sep 25, 2018
    40
    Often the beats are so clumpy that the vocals are left trying to drag things forward. [Nov 2018, p.109]
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