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Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length solo release for Tobiasz Biliński as Perfect Son (he also released music under the name Coldair) was co-produced with Marcin Buźniak.
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  1. Feb 15, 2019
    90
    His songwriting is excellent throughout as well, with structured but never repetitive forms that are always leading to some worthwhile payoff. Cast nails both style and substance; an exciting debut.
  2. Feb 15, 2019
    80
    These are doomy, bass-heavy arrangements, rife with layers of orchestrated sounds that build and swell with a sustained dramatic tension. Think Matthew Dear meets The Downward Spiral-era NIN and you'll get a good sense of the grayscale atmosphere Biliński has achieved here.
  3. Feb 15, 2019
    80
    Cast is another deeply moving and harmonious outing for its creator, and fans of the style are almost guaranteed to love getting lost within it.
  4. Feb 15, 2019
    60
    It’s dark, atmospheric and shoegazey--and as a sonic canvas it works well. But several of the songs struggle to say anything that’s not already been said elsewhere on the album.
  5. Feb 19, 2019
    56
    Everything about Cast, from its high-end synths and imperious production to Biliński’s alabaster vocals, is superficially flawless and taken at face value; most of one’s time with the album is spent looking for cracks, hooks, or anything resembling a personality. The thing about perfection in art isn’t just that it’s unattainable--it’s also uninteresting.
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