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  • Artist(s): Big Jus
  • Summary: The first album of new material from the rapper in seven years tackles political issues.
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  1. 80
    It stands out as one of the year's most demanding, lasting listens.
  2. Jun 6, 2012
    80
    Machines That Make Civilization Fun is Bigg Jus's best, most well-rounded solo album so far, but it's still a difficult listen that will likely limit the album's appeal to advanced listeners only.
  3. Jun 6, 2012
    80
    What first seemed like an impenetrable puzzle will prove endlessly engrossing.
  4. Jun 6, 2012
    70
    It's hard to gauge now how dated it will sound in five or ten years, but at this moment, it's the neurotic and deafening sound of a civilization whose machines are beginning to break down, and it sounds terrifyingly familiar.
  5. Q Magazine
    Oct 12, 2012
    60
    It's a tough listen--although that might be the point. [Jul 2012, p.108]
  6. Mojo
    Jul 19, 2012
    60
    When it works, it's astonishing, but his hit rate is middling compared with erstwhile sparring partner El-P. [Aug 2012, p.90]
  7. Jun 6, 2012
    50
    The end result is an album that is as unsuccessful as it is daring.
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