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Exquisite Corpse is a near perfect blend of the densely packed, sample heavy, nearly symphonic electronica and off-kilter hip-hop that the last three albums have featured.
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Q MagazineConjures a magical, cut'n'paste dimension where genteel lounge sways to disembodied voices, clicks and bleeps. [Apr 2005, p.126]
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The WireThe slippery polyrhythmic music is a difficult terrain for MCs to conquer. [#253, p.57]
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The 90 degree turns between tracks are endearing, like a cool mix-tape -- not cause for head scratching and folded arms.
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Exquisite Corpse does little to expand upon Daedelus’ aesthetic; it does, however, explore the hip-hop direction that he’s been moving towards in his collaborative work more thoroughly than any of his previous efforts.
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MojoReveals another eclectic, kaleidoscopic world. [May 2005, p.106]
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UrbIt drifts like trade winds, which is good for followers and merely intriguing to the casual listener. [May 2005, p.84]
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Where Corpse works, it's merely a repeat of past successes. The few tentative steps into unfamiliar territory are marked failures.
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Exquisite Corpse's saving grace is that there is enough variety to its ensemble of guest performers to keep the listener somewhat interested.
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Daedelus is a master at what he does, and what he does is different than virtually everything else around him, but he’s playing a little too close to the vest here, trading much of his style for a little more beat.
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Good without ever being memorable, the way a person can be polite, but not charismatic, not someone you're all that excited to meet again.
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UncutToo often his cluttered samples and constant fidgeting shatter [the] fragile spells. [Apr 2005, p.98]
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GregoryDMay 22, 2005an album that grows and grows and grows and even after that, still has some surprises left!!!! this one goes deep
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honiczApr 27, 2005although i prefer his earlier work, this ranks among the best electronica albums of the year.