Basic Volume
by Gaika
  • Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Jul 27, 2018
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
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  1. AllMusic
    Aug 28, 2018
    60
    While the songs on Basic Volume explore similar sounds and themes as his previous work, they're sharper and more focused.
  2. Q Magazine
    Jul 31, 2018
    60
    A record whose hooks sometimes struggle to sink their claws in. [Sep 2018, p.113]
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  3. The Observer (UK)
    Jul 30, 2018
    60
    Over 15 tracks, however, progress stalls. For all Gaika’s articulacy--he also writes for Dazed & Confused--the downbeat haze in which he operates privileges numbness over passion and ire, qualities his arresting music merely hints at, rather than weaponises.
  5. Tiny Mix Tapes
    Aug 10, 2018
    40
    This is the sound of a thin stench of burning bone coming from a kebab shop’s dumpster.

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User Score
7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 11 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 11
  3. Negative: 1 out of 11
  1. brockcheese
    Jul 29, 2018
    8
    Very dark and grimy sounding record that is elevated by the harsh lyricism and an unmistakeable flow. Uses generic pop cliches to undercut theVery dark and grimy sounding record that is elevated by the harsh lyricism and an unmistakeable flow. Uses generic pop cliches to undercut the message with hints of how important music is.… Full Review »
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