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Nov 16, 2012On his fourth and least austere album ventures into songlike territory without ever enlisting a vocalist, although vocal sounds do enter the mix.
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Nov 15, 2012He's no longer hiding in clever loops or layering. This sensual album suggests a producer at the height of his powers.
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Oct 24, 2012Lonely At The Top is a complex and elusive album: indulging in the sensualities of aural texture whilst retaining a depth of communicative potency.
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Oct 24, 2012A step forward in terms of production and vision, but no doubt at quite a personal cost to Lukid.
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Oct 26, 2012It has style and character, it's both puzzling and gratifying, and above all, it's filled with solid tunes.
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Oct 24, 2012As methods go it can be messy, but it also throws up some interesting hybrids.
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Oct 24, 2012Lonely At The Top has ample points to recommend it: its breadth of scope tempered by its unity of feel; the finesse of its construction paired with Blair's ear for bold sonic combinations. And yet it's curiously difficult to love.
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Oct 24, 2012Oddly accessible and intriguing in its damaged form, Lonely is much bolder than the MOR, left-field beat music one might initially believe it would be.
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Oct 23, 2012Atonal but definitely not without its charms, it's the producer's most distinctive statement yet.
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The WireDec 5, 2012Lacking the eldritch weirdness of Actress's music, their faded grandeur somehow feels strangely mundane, despite their inherent beauty. [Oct 2012, p.62]
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Nov 8, 2012None of this stuff is particularly groundbreaking, but it does what it does quite well.