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May 8, 2014Without boundaries but with form, experimental and noisy but always totally listenable, III is one hell of a record. Psychedelic, maybe. Fantastic, most definitely.
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Jul 1, 2014While III is certainly weird, it’s also rather wonderful.
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May 27, 2014The songs on III encompass majestic processionals, droney space rock, whipsaw distorted funk and songs in which it’s best simply to hang on for the ride.
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May 19, 2014Moving gracefully between stretched-out and melancholic space rock sprawl and frothing explosions of psych rock power, Bo Ningen display complete control of their seemingly unhinged muse, creating an always colorful album that travels a spectrum of sounds based on other planets as well as the depths of the band's collective nervous system.
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May 16, 2014It's tempting to assume that the box--call it psychedelic rock, acid punk or what you may--is their base of operations, but it's really not that simple. Bo Ningen will take your labels and whirl their chaotic vortex right through it, leaving splinters and eviscerated expectations in their wake.
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May 12, 2014Whatever the hell Bo Ningen are doing, and somehow it feels almost so natural it’s instinctive or involuntary to them, they’re doing it very, very, well.
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May 8, 2014It’s such an confrontational piece of work that you need to mentally prepare prior to the needle hitting the groove. Once it does though, you are dragged into Bo Ningen’s world, a place where the fusion of rhythm fighting against musical aggression has never sounded so thrilling.
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May 8, 2014It's a thrilling ride.
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Classic Rock MagazineDec 18, 2014It's a perfect kind of insanity, and it gets the old adrenalin pumping nicely. [Summer 2014, p.91]
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May 12, 2014Bo Ningen have become more approachable without losing the ferocity and anything-goes attitude that made them so exciting in the first place.
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UncutMay 8, 2014With III, they shift their intense focus on '70s motorik rock, psychedelia and heavy drone to admit furious post-punk, industrio-dub grooves and the odd open space, [Jun 2014, p.72]
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Under The RadarJun 6, 2014It's crazy-sounding stuff, but these self-described "acid punks" might appeal to readers with a taste for the weird. [Jun/Jul 2014, p.84]
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Q MagazineJun 13, 2014While there's nothing on here that feels quite as urgent as Nichijyou, last year's track recorded with Jehnny Beth from Savages, it's still a beguiling collection of songs. [Jul 2014, p.103]
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MojoMay 15, 2014While Bo Ningen often sound like they're flailing with chaotic abandon, the might of tracks like DaDaDa proves they also respect tension and restraint. [Jun 2014, p.88]