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Apr 2, 2015More impressive still is how good at marshalling his ideas Doyle seems to be--for all that you’re never quite certain what Culture of Volume is going to do next, it never sounds ragged or incoherent.
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Apr 8, 2015A broad, diverse and enriching album, the ten tracks which make up Culture Of Volume are each distinctive but seamlessly connect and click together to produce a piece of work that will both delight and enthral.
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Apr 6, 2015What it may lack in cohesion, it more than makes up for in adventure and it is certainly one hell of a captivating ride.
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Apr 6, 2015This album is perhaps even more ambitious than its predecessor and, unlike East India Youth's debut, finds the artist stepping out from the shadows to produce a stunning, transformative electronic record.
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Q MagazineMay 6, 2015Impressive and increasingly accessible, this is the sound of a major talent developing. [Jun 2015, p.104]
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MojoApr 21, 2015East India Youth has barely tinkered with the formula for his second full-length--a good thing. [May 2015, p.93]
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Apr 13, 2015As a whole, Culture of Volume is an intense and fascinating album, one that leaves sequel-like anticipation for what else East India Youth may have in store.
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Apr 9, 2015This is an album that sounds massive, pompous, threatening, druggy, psychically hollow, a mirror turned against the daily noise... and is all the better for it.
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Apr 6, 2015While Total Strife Forever expertly blended a wide variety of genres, Culture of Volume feels more cohesive, less erratic.
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Apr 3, 2015Thankfully, it’s always Doyle’s intention to break down boundaries, even if he’s ticking verse-into-chorus boxes. As a result, music is the real winner.
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Apr 2, 2015Rather than settling on a unified feel, second album Culture Of Volume also delights in genre-hopping, but it’s less abstract and more coherent than its predecessor.
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Apr 27, 2015He has a streak of the 1980s electro-pop songwriter in him, with an earnest tenor voice, a willingness to sustain ballad melodies and a fondness for disco thump that harks back to the Pet Shop Boys. The more those tendencies collide, the better he is.
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UncutApr 2, 2015His debut LP married experimental electronics and alt.pop. Now, he takes a giant step closer to the latter. [May 2015, p.73]
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Apr 2, 2015Where Culture of Volume excels it is a progression and refinement of prior work. But for all its ambition, it’s a showreel of promise and potential rather than a cohesive whole.
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Apr 9, 2015The “pop” of Culture of Volume reaches maximum efficiency with “Turn Away” and “Carousel”.... Elsewhere, the album’s triumvirate of club-centric tracks (the trance-tinged “Beaming White”, the Friendly Fires-esque “Hearts That Never”, and “Entirety”) are more difficult to digest.
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Mixed: 4 out of 15
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Dec 15, 2016