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  • Summary: The latest full-length release for Rival Consoles was created for choreographer Alexander Whitley's contemporary dance production Overflow.
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  1. Mojo
    Dec 3, 2021
    80
    Skirls of noise are layered like mille-feuille, bass drops hit with the muscular impact of a piledriver, and a cloud hangs heavy over the entirety of proceedings. [Jan 2022, p.87]
  2. Dec 3, 2021
    80
    By the time Making Sense Of It All’s wobbly notes dissolve into reverb it’s clear that Overflow, while not entirely justifying its runtime, is a serious work from an intriguing producer.
  3. Dec 3, 2021
    70
    While much of the album is taken up by experimental mood pieces like these, there's also a significant number of sprawling, progressive tracks.
  4. Dec 3, 2021
    60
    It aims huge and comes up huge on occasion. Even if the result is a mixed bag, it’s rewarding to hear West expand his range and infuse his unique brand of techno with more droning and expansive qualities.
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  1. Dec 4, 2021
    8
    Partially not the kind of music you would expect from Rival Consoles: definitely an ambitious work that at a first listen probably will leavePartially not the kind of music you would expect from Rival Consoles: definitely an ambitious work that at a first listen probably will leave you satisfied but with some doubts; this work is full of interesting shades and I have the sensation that the more you listen carefully, the more it’s possible to understand and appreciate it. This is what a great artist often do: if he would give you something totally understandable and satisfying at a first listen, it would mean that he followed a canon. But Rival consoles wants to create something new. You’ll definitely listen again this album, and this means much. Time will tell us if this Overflow is a masterpiece or only a very good work Expand