Donker Mag
by Die Antwoord
  • Record Label: Kobalt
  • Release Date: Jun 3, 2014
User Score
7.2

Generally favorable reviews- based on 46 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 46
  2. Mixed: 7 out of 46
  3. Negative: 7 out of 46

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  1. gmdhaese
    Sep 27, 2014
    5
    'Enter The Ninja' had set the bar real high for Die Antwoord, and after three albums it seems they will not be likely to reach that hight any time soon. They made some other good songs yes, but they just don't seem capable of making a good album.
    The second half of the album is quite good, but quite good is still far from great, and the first half... well, 15min after listening for the    'Enter The Ninja' had set the bar real high for Die Antwoord, and after three albums it seems they will not be likely to reach that hight any time soon. They made some other good songs yes, but they just don't seem capable of making a good album.
    The second half of the album is quite good, but quite good is still far from great, and the first half... well, 15min after listening for the second time I already forgot the songs and tunes so...

    All-in-all yet another album with some catchy songs accompanied by stuff just there to fill the album,
    mind you, combine the best hits of all three albums into one and you've got something nice.    … Expand
  2. diegonelli
    Sep 13, 2015
    6
    At first I was like OMG I'M SCARED, but now I'm liking it more and more. I still think that the music is trash, but I like it. It's a weird feel. I have Happy Go Sucky **** and Cookie Thumper stuck in my head. I'm going to listen their other albums soon.
  3. traffmeister
    Nov 9, 2014
    4
    Die Antwoord do have a tendency to break up the flow of their albums with stupid skits and annoying sections even within songs, and that is increasingly apparent here. The only real highlight is a heavily reworked cover of Pitbull Terrier by Emir Kustirica. Other tracks increasingly fall flat; I Don't Dwank has a good second half, but a poor first half and therefore is still fairlyDie Antwoord do have a tendency to break up the flow of their albums with stupid skits and annoying sections even within songs, and that is increasingly apparent here. The only real highlight is a heavily reworked cover of Pitbull Terrier by Emir Kustirica. Other tracks increasingly fall flat; I Don't Dwank has a good second half, but a poor first half and therefore is still fairly unlistenable. Songs like Sex are just plain dull, which is one thing I never thought I'd say about Die Antwoord, regardless of whether I like the track or not. There are still a few tracks keeping this album afloat, but with over 50% of the tracks being either poor or pointless skits, one feels they might have been better off just releasing the better tracks as an EP… Expand
  4. ranoovski
    Nov 7, 2016
    6
    5,8
    Funny album-history. I love the explosive tracks, and there is enough in this album. It is a pity of course, that their songs can not teach anything. This album I associate with the movie "Chappie".

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Metascore
61

Generally favorable reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 7
  3. Negative: 1 out of 7
  1. PopMatters
    Sep 17, 2014
    60
    As refreshing and legitimately good as the second half of Donker Mag is, it’s still not a great album overall. It’s peppered with weak lines, horrid skits, and moments of misogyny so objectionable that you can’t hit skip fast enough.
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  2. Rolling Stone
    Jul 17, 2014
    50
    Without new tricks, Die Antwoord risk coming across as no more than a panoply of gimmicky voices.
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  3. Consequence
    Jun 13, 2014
    25
    Die Antwoord’s bombastic concerts and larger than life stage personas are not to be missed. However, this wild energy and devil may care attitude yield weaker dividends after being bottled and pasteurized in a studio that appears staffed by a cadre of rejected Saturday Night Live sketch writers.
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