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Generally favorable reviews - based on 5 Critic Reviews What's this?

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8.7

Universal acclaim- based on 12 Ratings

  • Summary: Four years in the making, French electronica producer Jackson Fourgeaud's debut disc includes vocals from guests Mike Ladd as well as several of Jackson's family members.

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Urb
    80
    [A] brilliantly arranged debut album. [Oct 2005, p.84]
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  2. Stylus Magazine
    67
    Unfortunately, the record fails at times to live up to its largesse.
  3. Uncut
    60
    There is far too much going on at times. [Oct 2005, p.96]
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  4. Mojo
    60
    By turns, it's both sublime and downright ridiculous. [Oct 2005, p.116]
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  5. Dusted Magazine
    50
    Jackson’s debut album is not always a success, as Smash’s panoptic detail eventually turns homogeneous.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 9
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 9
  3. Negative: 0 out of 9
  1. kA
    Oct 31, 2005
    10
    One of the best albums i've ever heard. Rich and tasty, flavour of trance, a bit of pop as well.. Fresh 'n nu. Everything else is bullshit
  2. danielj
    Jan 17, 2006
    10
    amazing. the most interesting debut record in years.
  4. GabrielO
    Nov 8, 2005
    10
    I fell inlove with this album. Jackson and his computer are now one of my favourite artists.
  5. aland
    Dec 3, 2005
    10
    i read an article on him the other day where he said something to the tune of "i make music that matches with what's in my gut," and i read an article on him the other day where he said something to the tune of "i make music that matches with what's in my gut," and this visceral slab of dirty design is just that. not to mention a wonderfully crafted, visually engaging, and bizaarely sexual record to boot. top 5 of 05.… Expand
  6. DanL
    Dec 9, 2005
    10
    Dark, glitchy microhouse in the vein of Akufen. Warp Records finds another prodigy.
  7. M.C.
    Sep 6, 2008
    9
    I'm fixed. Looking backwards, this sounds like Justice,... FRESH!
  8. HeppM
    Nov 24, 2005
    8
    "utopia" is an absolute gem

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