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67

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7.5

Generally favorable reviews- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: This is the sixth and final release for the experimental project of Alex Zhang Hungtai.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 7
  2. Negative: 0 out of 7
  1. Nov 6, 2014
    80
    It was great listening in on Hungtai’s world, a filmic mixture of life and life-that-can-be.
  2. Nov 3, 2014
    76
    The album’s stationary sound and glacial pace, ironically, make it a more demanding listen than Dirty Beaches’ more outwardly confrontational, punk-inspired previous releases.
  3. Nov 3, 2014
    70
    This serves as the project's logical finale, and his most daring statement on homelessness.
  4. Stateless is impeccably executed, but also unsettling to the point of off-putting.
  5. Under The Radar
    Dec 19, 2014
    60
    Stateless often feels like a soundtrack searching for images to play off of. [Dec 2014, p.64]
  6. Nov 10, 2014
    60
    While intriguing and often beautiful, it’s also a little frustrating. There’s a sense that this is only half a story, half a tale told.
  7. Nov 3, 2014
    50
    Stateless is just one extended mood, which also makes it the least mysterious Dirty Beaches record to date.
Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Mar 30, 2016
    8
    A bizarre and daring release, Stateless is both incredibly easy and incredibly difficult to listen to. All four of these songs areA bizarre and daring release, Stateless is both incredibly easy and incredibly difficult to listen to. All four of these songs are instrumental walls of sound and easy to get sucked in to. A good listen if you want to hear layers of moody synths and horns, but not exactly upbeat or conventional in any sense. Expand