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Jan 17, 2017Migration is the acid test for electronic music in 2017, and sets a standard that will be undeniably difficult to beat, let alone match.
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Feb 6, 2017It’s a record of subtle strength, with all-encompassing warmth and chilled introspection.
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Jan 17, 2017Jazz-heavy, experimental but rooted in beats, Migration plays with your emotions in a way that befits a post-break up period--and is yet another fine offering from the Ninja Tune mainstay.
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Q MagazineJan 17, 2017A mind-expanding trip for sonic explorers. [Mar 2017, p.107]
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Jan 17, 2017Overall, Migration represents another step forward in Bonobo’s musical development, keeping what was already strong in his music but adding more colour and depth.
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Jan 12, 2017The woozy No Reason is verdant and brooding; the languid, half-awake Break Apart caters to the chillout/easy-listening audience; while Bambro Koyo Ganda features energy from Morocco’s Innov Gnawa; and Kerala’s undulating rhythms, pensive and purposeful, mirror the movement of a bird’s wing.
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MojoJan 11, 2017It ranks right up there with 2010's exquisite Black Sands. [Feb 2017, p.98]
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Jan 11, 2017This album is yet another triumph in Bonobo's incredibly consistent career, and if the Black Sands and North Borders tours are anything to go by, the live rendition of Migration will be one of 2017's highlights.
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Jan 11, 2017Green’s always aimed for music that’s magical, for a sound that’s transcendent--with Migration, he’s come closer than ever.
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Oct 5, 2017Arguably the most accessible album of his 16-year career, Migration finds British ambient electronic maven Bonobo (Simon Green) sounding completely at home on his sixth studio release.
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Jan 17, 2017All told, Migration is an impressive improvement over The North Borders, and easily the most listenable record of Bonobo’s fifteen-plus year career.
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Feb 13, 2017Migration is a sparkling, crisp display of Green’s ability to completely immerse a listener, and it’s strong as it’s ever been.
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Jan 19, 2017When Migration is at its best all is forgotten: Bonobo's ability to immerse the listener in a gorgeous electronic escapism is better than ever.
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Jan 19, 2017At its best, Migration pushes up against if not quite transgresses the boundaries of a genre that holds tranquility in too high a currency, managing at times to be totally arresting in spite of such limitations.
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Jan 17, 2017The record will likely serve newer fans of Bonobo better than those that maintain a stronger fondness for his earlier work, but his journey is a fascinating one and only time will judge its permeance.
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Jan 12, 2017With Migration, Green blends the unexpected with the familiar and emerges with some of his most affecting work yet.
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Jan 20, 2017You’d hope there’d be more new ideas injected in to Simon’s music. As it is however, Migration feels disappointingly close to home.
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UncutJan 11, 2017Migration, road-tested in SJ sets, finds Green cruising into that emotional landscapes occupied by the likes of Jon Hopkins and Mark Pritchard. [Feb 2017, p.23]
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Jan 11, 2017It all blends into a sonically rich album, perfect for gazing dreamily out of windows at passing landscapes, even if it doesn’t reach any new destinations.
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Jan 17, 2017As its title implies, Migration was meant to be about Green's experience moving to a new home and traveling around the world. But rather than taking his sound anywhere, Migration stays put.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 50 out of 58
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Mixed: 7 out of 58
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Negative: 1 out of 58
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