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- Summary: The solo debut for the drummer of WhoMadeWho was inspired by both the film, Blade Runner, and the California body of water the album is named after.
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- Record Label: Friends of Friends
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Positive: 6 out of 7
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Mixed: 1 out of 7
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Negative: 0 out of 7
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Jun 20, 2012Salton Sea feels engineered for eminent listenability.
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Jun 20, 2012It's ambitious, diverse, unique, and tonally and aesthetically complex.
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Jun 20, 2012As a solo artist, Tomas Barfod's a few steps away from achieving sweet and total bliss, but Salton Sea is plenty evidence that every step taken in the future will be worth documenting.
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Jun 20, 2012This is the closest thing you'll get to an aural Scandinavian spa.
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Jun 20, 2012The vision of Southern California terrain Barfod molds in Salton Sea seems strangely undead and haunting even at its most jubilant moments, creating a chilling sense of something epic and part-human.
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Jun 20, 2012Salton Sea is good, but ultimately doesn't leave as strong an impression as it intends.
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Aug 1, 2012While inoffensive, Barfod's work here ultimately fails to really engage.