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48

Mixed or average reviews - based on 7 Critic Reviews What's this?

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5.0

Mixed or average reviews- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: Executive produce by Rick Rubin, artists such as Baauer, Bonobo, Flying Lotus, Galantis, Kaskade, Royksopp and Rustie include sounds and/or dialogue from the Star Wars films on 15 tracks for this electronic compilation.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 7
  2. Negative: 2 out of 7
  1. Mar 17, 2016
    70
    [A] solid, surprising set.
  2. Mar 7, 2016
    69
    Neither stale tribute nor sloppy lovefest, Headspace aims for simple fun and hits it square, like a T-16 targeting womp rats back on Tatooine.
  3. Mar 7, 2016
    50
    For the Star Wars generation, it can be hard to get beyond timid fanboy reverence.
  4. Mar 10, 2016
    50
    For Star Wars freaks, identifying the sources can be amusing, though not many of the cuts are comparable to the artists' best work.
  5. Mar 7, 2016
    42
    Likely under tight deadline, each track tends to live squarely within the individual producer’s standard production palette.
  6. Mar 7, 2016
    20
    The other 14 contributions barely stand apart from one another, a rushed bile of the same sounds being used over and over again by unidentifiable producers, with only Bonobo delivering a track whose atmosphere extends beyond that of gimmicky tie-in music territory.
  7. The Wire
    May 9, 2016
    20
    A deliriously infantile playhouse of sound. [May 2016, p.51]
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 1 out of 3
  1. Oct 23, 2020
    9
    I don't know about the whole album, but I absolutely love this one track that dominates all others and rules the known universe: BountyI don't know about the whole album, but I absolutely love this one track that dominates all others and rules the known universe: Bounty Hunters by Röyksopp. It is beyond great!! Expand
  2. Apr 17, 2016
    8
    This an extremely cool album! Definitely worth downloading! I listen to it every night. If you are a fan of Star Wars, you should definitelyThis an extremely cool album! Definitely worth downloading! I listen to it every night. If you are a fan of Star Wars, you should definitely have the Star Wars Headspace album!! Expand
  3. May 11, 2016
    1
    A shameless attempt to cash in on the success of The Force Awakens by mixing the obnoxious bland pop aesthetics of today with randomA shameless attempt to cash in on the success of The Force Awakens by mixing the obnoxious bland pop aesthetics of today with random SFX/dialogue from the classic Star Wars films. Most of the tracks don't feel inspired at all by Star Wars. Just...why? Expand