Dedication
by Zomby
  • Record Label: 4AD
  • Release Date: Jul 12, 2011
User Score
8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 13
  3. Negative: 1 out of 13
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  1. MusiclyMade
    Jul 5, 2012
    7
    While some of the ideas Zomby projects on 'Dedication' are fantastic, worth listening to and quite gripping for the large part, that's all the tracks feel like - an amalgamation of ideas thrown together in the space of less than an hour. Some of the more developed ideas feel like strong pieces of electronic music taken from places that feel as dark as some of Burial's best work, but someWhile some of the ideas Zomby projects on 'Dedication' are fantastic, worth listening to and quite gripping for the large part, that's all the tracks feel like - an amalgamation of ideas thrown together in the space of less than an hour. Some of the more developed ideas feel like strong pieces of electronic music taken from places that feel as dark as some of Burial's best work, but some of the shorter and less coherent ideas slightly disrupt the flow of the album which keeps 'Dedication' below the line of fantastic.… Expand

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Metascore
79

Generally favorable reviews - based on 28 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 23 out of 28
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 28
  3. Negative: 0 out of 28
  1. RapReviews.com
    May 29, 2012
    85
    Whatever genre you want to label Dedication as, it is a remarkable album.
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  2. Mojo
    Dec 12, 2011
    80
    The pervading mood of Dedication is oppressive and borderline paranoid, but it makes for wonderfully innovative, state-of-the-art urban electronica. [Aug. 2011, p. 104]
  3. The Wire
    Dec 5, 2011
    60
    They have a certain beauty, but it all feels sterile, airless. [Sep 2011, p.59]
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