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Apr 13, 2018Persona is uneasy listening, with heavier rhythms and more fragmented melodies than West deployed on previous works like Howl and Night Melody, yet it’s equally engrossing. It leaves a deep psychic impression--a truly “arthouse” album that begs repeated revisiting, to explore its many conflicting faces.
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Apr 12, 2018This music is experimental and diverse in its sonic scope, but each unique sound is in service of its greater whole, making for a record that is undeniably the vision of a singular artist, a true auteur.
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Apr 12, 2018With a mix of analogue synths, warped acoustic instruments and an unmatched passion for effects pedals, West has produced easily one of the most vivid and soul-stirring electronic albums of the year.
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Apr 20, 2018He's created an album that stands as one of his most evocative and ambitious so far.
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May 8, 2018For body and mind, then, this is a powerfully affecting release, one that cements Rival Consoles as one of the brightest jewels in the heavily studded Erased Tapes crown.
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Apr 12, 2018As the album comes to a close, "Rest" and "Hidden" begin to work off of fuzzy, pulsating beats and slow, trancelike synth passages, proving that Rival Consoles certainly holds a blueprint to the dreamworld contained within Persona.
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Apr 18, 2018There are stretches when a more detailed approach would have helped center some of the more free-flowing material. Personal points to a great direction in West’s run as Rival Consoles. He’s not quite to the final destination, but he’s well on his way.
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Apr 13, 2018Each listen helps to start piece together the overall shape of the album, something which remains a little shrouded throughout. But its length, and depth, is also Persona's strength. An album to get lost in and to discover bits of wonder along the way.
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May 3, 2018Cinematic in scope and delicately constructed, the album grows from warm, organic techno (‘Persona’) through ambient electronica (‘Dreamer’s Wake’) to the insistent synths, drums and drones of ‘Hidden’. Lovely stuff.
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Apr 12, 2018Significantly less danceable than some of the artist's other albums, the album simultaneously feels more introverted and more expansive.
Awards & Rankings
User score distribution:
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Positive: 38 out of 49
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Mixed: 5 out of 49
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Negative: 6 out of 49
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Apr 13, 2018An almost perfect auditory tapestry to any day. Sunny, rainy, warm, cold, this album suits any mood.
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Apr 17, 2018Building on layers of subtle beats and textures, often to eurphoric highs, but also to soothing lows.