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7.0

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  • Summary: The third album for dubstep DJ Paul Rose aka Scuba mixes dubstep, techno, and bass.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 16 out of 20
  2. Negative: 0 out of 20
  1. Mar 2, 2012
    81
    It's bound to ruffle feathers and turn off old fans, and in a way, going so outright "pop" is one of the gutsiest, risky things a pillar of the scene like Scuba could have done.
  2. Feb 28, 2012
    80
    The simple wallops that make up most of Personality suit him surprisingly well.
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    Mar 14, 2012
    80
    The exhilarating collision of muscular breakbeats and ripe trance synths makes this one of the most enjoyable dance albums in recent memory. [Apr 2012, p.84]
  4. Feb 27, 2012
    70
    Personality comes off as expert techno done in a peculiarly conservative manner, an unadorned but sturdy tugboat floating amongst dubstep's rising tsunami.
  5. 70
    With synths that convey the techno side behind Scuba's music, Rose allows the songs to flow within each other by way of carefully-placed transitions. There's a strong ear for melody and a terrific depiction of the sunny summer month.
  6. 70
    Personality's not a start-to-finish winner like Glass Swords was, but it's refreshing and gratifying to hear Scuba step out from the shadow of the Berghain and dreary discussions of the "dubstep-techno crossover", and start to release some music that sounds like it was fun to make.
  7. Jul 12, 2012
    50
    Personality plays like a compendium of Rose's artistic influences retranslated in his own style. Yet the variety appears to come at the expense of real depth in these productions.

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