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Takes the scattered clicks and beats of Autechre and combines it with the tunefulness of Spiritualized.... Very rewarding.
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It's definitely a great step for the group.
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Alternative PressWith Cold House, Hood provide evidence that their time in the sun is long overdue. [Dec 2001, p.84]
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MagnetAnother step in Hood's continually compelling sonic evolution. [#52, p.89]
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MojoHood have crafted a singular meeting of modern electronics, carefully layered arrangements and more conventional rock melancholia. [Dec 2001, p.96]
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Uniformly excellent.... Few, if any, British bands are making music quite like this right now.
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Cold House takes a fantastic batch of songs and intelligently mixes in cutting edge electronic elements a la Autechre and Nobukazu Takemura, a couple of west coast underground hip-hop artists, and some delicate backing arrangements, and creates one of the most innovative releases of the past year.
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Tender melodies, modern scrapes and traditional beauty merge into a gently unfolded whole that touches the soul with its silky aesthetics.
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Q MagazineOut there, but compelling all the same. [#184, p.137]
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SpinJust as you've got Cold House pegged as a way-underground cousin to Kid A and Vespertine, another element comes in from far left-field: hip-hop. [Dec 2001, p.163]
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Elegant, downbeat orchestral pop songs.
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This is, quite possibly, one of the finest releases of last year, and certainly one of the most overlooked.
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UncutA hypnotic dream-map of astral drift and spac-age chamber music, textured jazztronica and technoid pulse. [Dec 2001, p.106]
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UrbExperimental hip-hop and moppish guitar pop *can* go hand in hand. [#90, p.118]
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 9 out of 11
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Mixed: 1 out of 11
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Negative: 1 out of 11
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BlewNov 30, 2006Fantastically overrated! Pompous. Their early stuff is much better.
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MatteoVJul 8, 2006An excellent record.
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mattaAug 1, 2005