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UrbAn astonishingly relevant album. [Mar 2006, p.112]
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New Musical Express (NME)Truly a master-class in beat-science from start to finish. [28 Jan 2006, p.34]
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MojoOne of the most vital and imaginative records that [Coldcut has] ever made. [Jan 2006, p.120]
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A fun, varied and defiantly old-school record which is pure Coldcut.
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Any number of tracks here could easily catapult them back into the consciousness of so much more than the cognoscenti.
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It hops genres like a frog does lily pads, it changes the palette of sounds from song to song, and it makes perfect use of every single guest that dares make a contribution.
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[An] assured, wildly varied, endlessly enjoyable album that finds Coldcut in a position even more unlikely than the podium at the Brits: dance producers at the top of their game, 19 years into their career.
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This is probably the best album we've seen in the new millennium from a mid-'90s techno producer.
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MagnetSome of the most progressive tracks of its 20-year career. [#71, p.93]
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Such a ratio of misses to hits was not expected but, all things considered, this is still one of the best electronic-based albums you're going to hear this year.
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By pulling back on the "wow" factor and demanding less from the listener, Coldcut have delivered their first album that will be listened to twice as much as it's talked about.
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Entertainment WeeklyEclectic concoctions of dub, house, and ambient grooves are always interesting... but not necessarily deserving of repeat spins. [24 Feb 2006, p.65]
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Its lack of focus often mutes its attempts to strike hard.
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Coldcut acquit themselves well, in the sense that they pull off all of their various generic sleights of hand. But, as per usual, whatever off-hand virtuosity Sound Mirrors displays, there's no center here.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 2 out of 5
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Mixed: 3 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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JCMar 6, 2006
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zeelMar 2, 2006
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AlanRFeb 28, 2006Oh, there are those the requisite prosaic liberal coldcut politics! I wish you could get a lyric-only mix. Soooo cool-y.