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- Summary: The first full-length in four years for Sam Shepherd as Floating Points features strings and woodwinds in additional to classic electronica synths.
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- Record Label: Ninja Tune
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 16
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Mixed: 1 out of 16
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Negative: 0 out of 16
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Oct 21, 2019The 45 minutes of his new record are a textural deep-dive into the patterns and pleasures of the psyche, and it is both fascinating and fascinated in its results.
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UncutOct 14, 2019Shepherd's most eclectic album to date, a richly pleasurable balancing act between brain and body, academic seminar and night club, cerebral experiment and sensory feast. [Nov 2019, p.32]
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Oct 14, 2019Crush may be some of Floating Points’ most assertive work, but sinking into its rich and deeply layered textures reaps countless rewards.
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Oct 17, 2019Crush is an insight into Shepherd’s brilliant mind and – such is the sheer variety of this album – a way to inspire one’s own imagination.
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Q MagazineOct 22, 2019Packed with mesmerising detail yet powerful enough to dance to, the result is electronic music that radiates intelligence and emotion. [Dec 2019, p.109]
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Oct 25, 2019Truly, an album to savour.
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MojoOct 14, 2019A decent album, but perhaps not the one some of us were hoping for. [Nov 2019, p.95]
Score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 2
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Mixed: 0 out of 2
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Negative: 0 out of 2
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Jan 17, 2020
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Oct 26, 2019This review contains spoilers, click expand to view.
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