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Six Cups of Rebel
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  • Summary: The Norwegian electronic producer's latest release is the first album to include his own vocals.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 9 out of 22
  3. Negative: 1 out of 22
  1. musicOMH.com
    Feb 7, 2012
    90
    He doesn't ever disappear too far up his backside, instead keeping an attentive ear on what his devotees might still want to hear.
  2. Dusted Magazine
    Feb 7, 2012
    80
    Six Cups is a busy, urgent and joyous trip that sidesteps categorization, a feat unto itself in field where new micro-genres are described every few months.
  3. The Wire
    Feb 17, 2012
    80
    You can practically hear Lindstrom reaching for his wizard hat and robes at times, but equally Six Hats is right on time, digging into similar disposable digitalisms to James Ferraro's Far Side Virtual, all without bursting that disco bubble. [Feb 2012, p.61]
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  4. Prefix Magazine
    Feb 13, 2012
    65
    The outright space exploration of Lindstrøm's previous musical outings is sometimes lost here. His dancefloor is fun, but its been grounded this year.
  5. Rolling Stone
    Feb 7, 2012
    60
    More color than meaning, but seductive enough to lure you in and keep you there.
  6. BBC Music
    Feb 7, 2012
    50
    Points for trying something new, but it's hard to disagree with Lindstrøm's own assessment of the record as something of an experimental misfire.
  7. Consequence
    Feb 8, 2012
    30
    [A] superficial lack of organization and purpose.

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  1. AlexxTrusc
    Apr 26, 2012
    3
    Hans-Peter Lindstrom widely known as simply Lindstrom has just released his second studio album. "Six Cups of Rebel" is seven-track, more thanHans-Peter Lindstrom widely known as simply Lindstrom has just released his second studio album. "Six Cups of Rebel" is seven-track, more than hour journey into the world of electronic sounds reminding old computers and various machines for playing like a "one-armed bandit." The whole shell has taken an experimental cosmic overtones, and that's a pity that in the album could hardly be distinguished only one song - "Hina" - and that, also with a certain reluctance.… Expand