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- Summary: The second full-length release for the Welsh duo of Ryan James and Tomas Greenhalf features a guest appearance from M83's Morgan Kibby.
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- Record Label: PIAS
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 1 out of 6
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Mixed: 4 out of 6
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Negative: 1 out of 6
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Feb 11, 2015What makes this album stand out from other synth pop albums is how they can switch from being overtly synthetic.
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Feb 11, 2015Maximum Entropy is the somewhat frustrating work of a band with potential in need of some fine tuning.
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Q MagazineFeb 11, 2015The '80s influence remain close to the surface secodn time around and Ryan James's lyrics are still hardly full of cheer, but it's a leap forwards. [Feb 2015, p.111]
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Feb 17, 2015It's listenable and pleasant, and has promising snatches of creativity, but mostly it's unremarkable.
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Feb 11, 2015In truth, it feels rather lightweight, as do much of Ryan James and Tomas Greenhalf's more adventurous flourishes, seldom though they are. As the narrative unfolds, nothing arrives at the punch of promising earlier efforts.
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Apr 27, 2015It’s impossible to ignore the actual music, it’s so damn loud! And so stuffed up by the production, which is all there is. The end result is songs that that are so bright you might imagine you’re about to be blinded.