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Jan 17, 2020She took her time, creating a project that shows how much she absorbed between then and now; in fact, Modus Vivendi is the marrow she sucked out of her experience.
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Q MagazineFeb 11, 2020While not every idea feels as flesh out, Modus Vivendi teases a talented artist trying something genuinely new. [Apr 2020, p.105]
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Feb 10, 2020Ultimately, Shake carves out poetic tranquility in the entropy of her messy relationship, showing her audience the art of Modus Vivendi — or the peaceful coexistence of conflicting forces.
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Jan 21, 2020Though at times songs and sentiments blur a little forgettably, this is an impressive statement of intent.
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Jan 17, 2020Although ‘Modus Vivendi’ has oodles of instant appeal, the minute the rule book is thrown out the window, Shake is at the top her game.
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Jan 17, 2020Throughout this record, 070 Shake paints vivid – and often uncomfortable, or jarring – pictures, and it’s all on her own terms.
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Jan 17, 2020While it can often go dark, the vibe is empathic; Shake’s said the record was designed to comfort, and counter hate.
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Jan 17, 2020It’s a Mantovani-style soundscape heard in a sensory deprivation salt tank. It’s just as home in a ‘head’s collection as it is in a New Age retreat or if you prefer, at Sunday Service.
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Jan 21, 2020Modus is essentially the antithesis of the half-baked works that arose from Kanye’s Wyoming sessions in 2018. It is the result of a handful of talented collaborators who provide enough eclecticism to balance out the bombastic sound of G.O.O.D. in-house producer Mike Dean.
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Jan 17, 2020While Shake occasionally excels at crafting musical gems out of dark paranoia, her themes are stretched somewhat thin over the course of the whole record and on some tracks she ends up sounding listless.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 58 out of 73
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Mixed: 11 out of 73
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Negative: 4 out of 73
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