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Nov 3, 2014Michael may very well contain the best material Bundick has released throughout his already stellar career.
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Nov 3, 2014If Michael is Chaz Bundick's guided tour of dance music, then he takes you to some unexpected but seriously interesting places.
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Nov 3, 2014Bundick’s inspirations run rampant across the back half of Michael.
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Nov 7, 2014Side projects come and go, but it’s obvious that Les Sins is going to be around for some time.
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Nov 3, 2014Michael is everything one would expect from Les Sins' highly anticipated debut and more.
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Nov 3, 2014It’s a remarkably consistent dance album in a singles-based genre that usually fails when it comes to full-lengths.
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Nov 10, 2014It all adds up to a cerebral and entertaining tribute to the many and varied incarnations of dance.
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Nov 7, 2014As an artistic step forward, Les Sins certainly registers.
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Nov 3, 2014It may not displace Toro y Moi as Bundick's most satisfying project, but as an outlet for his dance music urges, Les Sins works very well.
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Nov 12, 2014Although Michael is likely destined to end up a minor effort in Bundick’s expanding catalogue, his talent and radiant passion for new musical ideas and a wide breadth of sounds render the album a worthwhile effort for even casual listeners.
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Nov 4, 2014It’s a mixed bag. Bundick is trying on a little bit of everything with Les Sins, perfecting nothing but never quite failing either.
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Nov 3, 2014For its maker, it’s a chance to cut loose under the banner of diminished expectations; for the listener, it’s a temporary distraction at best.
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UncutDec 4, 2014It's less derivative than some current house revivalists, and perfect wallpaper for independent coffee shops, but you can't really get down to such studiousness. [Jan 2015, p.74]
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Nov 10, 2014His abilities as a storyteller remain relatively unchallenged, an attribute that is almost wholly absent from the album’s 11 tracks.