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- Summary: The debut full-length release for the British industrial electronic/dancehall artist features production from Aart, DADRAS, Dre Skull, Dutch E Germ, Jam City, Nick Leon, Buddy Ross, and SOPHIE.
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- Record Label: Warp
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Mixed: 4 out of 11
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Jul 26, 2018On Basic Volume, he’s an alchemist producing gold from the depths of his city, placing his art ahead of himself, and on this thrilling, dynamic and complex release, that gold shines brighter than most other releases this year.
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Jul 26, 2018Breathtaking debut album. ... Basic Volume is one of the most cohesive and meticulously thought-through albums of the year.
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Aug 3, 2018Basic Volume is noisy and abrasive, but it’s also frequently beautiful, and it speaks as loudly as it takes to be heard.
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Jul 26, 2018Basic Volume is a strong, distinctive debut from a promising artist whose maturity and versatility are already apparent, highly recommended for fans of electronic music and dancehall.
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The WireJul 26, 2018Basic Volume departs from the impressionistic mixtape approach to a more solid set of songs without Gaika losing his cinematic scope. [Aug 2018, p.56]
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Aug 28, 2018While the songs on Basic Volume explore similar sounds and themes as his previous work, they're sharper and more focused.
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Aug 10, 2018This is the sound of a thin stench of burning bone coming from a kebab shop’s dumpster.
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Jul 29, 2018
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