Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell
by Everything Is Recorded
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: Feb 16, 2018
User Score
7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
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  1. OrenBrown
    Feb 23, 2018
    6
    This album is a collaborative effort of the record label, XL Recordings, curated and produced by label owner Richard Russell, with an assortment of the labels artists enlisted as features. Unsurprisingly, Sampha kills it on this record, except for the title track which was a little lackluster to me. Giggs' cameo track was cool, and Kamasi Washington's saxophone was as sleek as every (butThis album is a collaborative effort of the record label, XL Recordings, curated and produced by label owner Richard Russell, with an assortment of the labels artists enlisted as features. Unsurprisingly, Sampha kills it on this record, except for the title track which was a little lackluster to me. Giggs' cameo track was cool, and Kamasi Washington's saxophone was as sleek as every (but didn't necessarily fit the vibe of the album.) Sampha's "Close But Not Quite" and Obongjayar's "She Said" make for a very strong start to the album but all in all the record doesn't flow that well and steadily declines in quality. The production throughout is very good, but the project doesn't mesh amazingly well in my opinion.… Expand
  2. clem666
    Mar 11, 2021
    8
    Amazingly striking project. Production is marvelous, the crossing between multiples genres is ballsy and a huge success. It is true that Sampha's voice, lyrics and flow does almost all the most remarkable work on 'Everything Is Recorded'. However it would have lack a lot without the constant presence of the other significant artists as the duo Ibeyi, Kamasi Washington's saxophone andAmazingly striking project. Production is marvelous, the crossing between multiples genres is ballsy and a huge success. It is true that Sampha's voice, lyrics and flow does almost all the most remarkable work on 'Everything Is Recorded'. However it would have lack a lot without the constant presence of the other significant artists as the duo Ibeyi, Kamasi Washington's saxophone and Infinte Coles.

    The concept and the message discussed all along the album are great. I love the way all these artists can sing but also keep silence to let the music speak to let te atmosphere be. Interludes are calm, really enjoyable and don't feel like being too much for nothing.

    All this record oozes of purity, simplicity and beauty.    … Expand

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. AllMusic
    Mar 7, 2018
    70
    The set comes across as remarkably crafted and measured, from its predominantly slow tempos and recurring elements to the coalescence of shrewdly applied samples and participants who also include pianist Peter Gabriel and saxophonist Kamasi Washington.
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  2. Clash Music
    Feb 26, 2018
    80
    Diverse talents are woven together with ease by a man with an encyclopaedic knowledge of how music can affect us. The end result is something truly special.
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  3. Under The Radar
    Feb 23, 2018
    80
    The album that the project has produced is perhaps the first truly fantastic record of the year and one that shows that, when we come together, we can create something that is much more than the sum of it's parts, a lesson that in 2018, could become increasingly hard to remember.
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