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May 19, 2014It's to their credit that Plaid aren't preoccupied with being cutting-edge on Reachy Prints. Instead, they bring the playful, brainy spirit of their best work over the years into the 21st century with lively results.
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May 19, 2014Reachy Prints is yet another artful and aerial treasure.
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May 19, 2014On paper this is a solid album, and Plaid have pushed all the right buttons, but they've pushed those same buttons many times before.
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May 19, 2014There are new tricks in these old dogs yet.
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May 23, 2014As an experimental electronic album, Reachy Prints comes off as milquetoast. As a pop album, though, it sparkles.
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May 22, 2014Reachy Prints is quite something, and it makes you glad to be alive and kicking so you can enjoy the paintings in sound that this duo so deftly accomplishes.
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Q MagazineJun 13, 2014The significance of their sonic puzzles can remain frustratingly out of reach. [Jul 2014, p.114]
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Jun 11, 2014Ultimately, Reachy Prints is a bravura performance that lacks bite.
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May 29, 2014Reachy Prints is yet another tedious exercise in modern IDM attempting to stay relevant, and failing to do a very good job of convincing us listeners that it is.
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Jun 5, 2014Tracks such as Hawkmoth and OH pull the listener in with their dreamy harmonies, typifying a style that has infused contemporary pop and R&B, and influenced producers including Hit-Boy and Clams Casino.
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The WireJul 17, 2014The pleasures of Reachy Prints are deceptively complicated, and it's another masterclass in how lightness needn't be thin or naive. [May 2014, p.72]
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UncutJun 6, 2014The technology has evolved, but the Plaid Aesthetic remains constant. [Jul 2014, p.78]
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Positive: 8 out of 9
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Mixed: 1 out of 9
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