Black Peak
by Xylouris White
Metascore
82

Universal acclaim - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 6 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 7
  3. Negative: 0 out of 7
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  1. Blurt Magazine
    Nov 1, 2016
    80
    Beautiful stuff, strange and arresting.
  2. The Guardian
    Oct 13, 2016
    80
    They further develop their inventive and often thrilling fusion style by concentrating on songs rather than instrumentals. But the emphasis is on improvisation rather than predictable structures.
  3. The Quietus
    Oct 10, 2016
    80
    There’s an ancient sense of purity to this music which seems a cut above any similar projects.
  5. Mojo
    Oct 7, 2016
    80
    Rarely can the lute have sounded quite as threatening as it does here. [Nov 2016, p.93]
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  6. Uncut
    Oct 7, 2016
    80
    This is Cretan folk music played with a rock'n'roll intensity that is truly immersive. [Nov 2016, p.36]
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  7. AllMusic
    Oct 7, 2016
    80
    Their exploration and exposition of what lies hidden in tradition in the creation of new music make for utterly compelling--and perhaps even obsessive--listening.
  8. Record Collector
    Oct 7, 2016
    60
    Subtly and unobtrusively produced by Fugazi’s Guy Picciotto (as Goats was), Black Peak then finds the envelope pushed further still. If the concept sounds impenetrable at first--off- putting even--keep at it.

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