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- Summary: The number in the title indeed refers to the total running time of the Finnish electronica duo's latest album, which consists of a whopping four CDs of all-new ambient experimental music.
- Record Label: Mute
- Genre(s): Electronic, Experimental
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Positive: 6 out of 9
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Mixed: 3 out of 9
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Negative: 0 out of 9
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Everything here is in its right place, making Kesto (234.48:4) perhaps the only Pan Sonic album you'd ever need to own, for every style of music the group has ever recorded is presented at length and it's all produced as masterfully as ever.
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Kesto is an overwhelming, unbelievable adventure, but it's not for everyone.
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Kesto works, though, because Pan Sonic, through intelligent sequencing and a burst of inspiration, are essentially offering four separate, complete, and internally consistent albums.
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The WireKesto could have been improved with some judicious edits; but when they are at the top of their game, these Finns are undeniably great. [#244, p.59]
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Kesto is heavy-duty stuff, a coherent, 250-minute artistic statement blessed with an epic scope and a dangerous edge.
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It's easier to respect the ideas behind the music than to love the music itself.
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UrbWhile Kesto's sweeping scope is impressive, this long-player is best reserved for cold winter evenings and late-night introspection. [Jul/Aug 2004, p.126]
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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davidsNov 25, 2005Simply perfect. The first and second discs are violent, but the third one is perfect nordic ambient.
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richcDec 17, 2004sonic shards seriously slapping souls sometimes sane somewhere specific solvent.............
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RJBBeeswaxSep 20, 2004Incredible! (just like "that's incredible!")
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JeonidRanMay 9, 2009Incredibly powerful and intense work. Dauntless masterpiece!!
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May 17, 2013
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