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- Summary: The debut full-length release for Australian DJ/producer HAAi features guest appearances from Obi Franky, Jon Hopkins (who also co-produced), poet Kai-Isaiah Jamal, and Hot Chip's Alexis Taylor.
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- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Electronic, House, Techno, Club/Dance, Left-Field House, Experimental Club
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Jul 11, 2022There’s a warmth and resonance to every last beat here, and so the album, while frequently propulsive, is far too lush to be harsh or impersonal. When it goes it doesn’t shut you out, it sweeps you along.
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May 26, 2022It’s light and transcendent, but also grounded and assured of itself even in its most vulnerable moments.
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May 26, 2022Adding to an already impressive list of achievements, HAAi's first full-length is a stunner.
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May 26, 2022Vocals play a prominent role in roughly half of the album’s songs, and while they sometimes work—UK trans activist Kai-Isaiah Jamal’s spoken-word poetry cuts powerfully through the moody “Human Sound”—they sometimes feel like Throssell is straining slightly for gravitas, pasting emotion on top of tracks that communicate plenty of it on their own.
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May 26, 2022Unfortunately, HAAi’s music here tends to be a bit stiffer, forgoing the benefits of a heady groove in favor of direct impact. If you’re up for it, it might well help you ascend, but it often feels like a forced way to go about it.
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May 31, 2022When it reaches its most pumping, Baby, We’re Ascending tends to sag; these songs feel slightly untethered, or even half-hearted, next to their spirited, amorphous cousins. Occasionally, Throssell finds a balance to the two warring halves of Baby, We’re Ascending.
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