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Resonant Body
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Metascore
82

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6.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The third full-length release for Brooklyn-based electronic artist Maya Bouldry-Morrison was recorded in New Hampshire.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. The Quietus
    Sep 18, 2019
    90
    One of the best dance LPs of recent times from one of the moment’s most valuable artists.
  2. The Guardian
    Sep 9, 2019
    80
    It’s in the nature-driven tranquility of sole ambient cut My Body Is Powerful and the affirming vocal samples on spiralling single Can You See Me? where Octo Octa manifests the record’s intent, championing and validating her community. In this year of great tensions, music has rarely looked so up.
  3. Resident Advisor
    Sep 9, 2019
    80
    Resonant Body is filled with joy and self-empowerment. Where the artist's past work felt delicate and introverted, this LP whips its untamed hair, gearing towards higher tempos, wilder breakbeats and more party-rocking vocal samples than before. Even with this more upbeat approach, the music still sounds distinctly like Bouldry-Morrison.
  4. AllMusic
    Sep 11, 2019
    80
    Resonant Body is an inspiring release that demonstrates the healing qualities of dance music.
  5. NOW Magazine
    Sep 20, 2019
    80
    Recorded in her cabin in the woods of New Hampshire, the album has a strong connection to nature and draws on themes of survival, healing and spirituality. ... Not all tracks sound like club hits, however. Deep Connections has a soft, ethereal quality created by synthy arpeggios and My Body Is Powerful samples soothing nature sounds – birdcall and distant howls – over a pentatonic scale.
  6. Pitchfork
    Sep 11, 2019
    78
    Resonant Body celebrates 1990s rave anthems with a bittersweet sense of vanished time—the party ended long ago, the dancers shut their eyes against daylight, but balloons still float around the room on inherited breath.
  7. Exclaim
    Sep 9, 2019
    60
    The result is a listening experience that demonstrates a capacity for intimacy, but more often acts as an intermission or interruption to an otherwise steady pace.

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#90 Best Album of 2019