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The  Phoenix Image
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77

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8.5

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for King Britt as Fhloston Paradigm combines electronic music with science fiction movie soundtrack elements.
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  1. Positive: 6 out of 8
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  1. 80
    Even given the sheer wealth of variety and detail Fhloston Paradigm crams in, it’s never lofty or inaccessible; instead, it both upholds an electronic music convention even as it carves its own singular niche.
  2. The Wire
    Jul 14, 2014
    80
    This album is not afraid of discord or rhythmic slippage, but it's delivered with an assurance that his experience and discography allows. [Jun 2014, p.51]
  3. Aug 13, 2014
    80
    The Phoenix shouldn't shock those who know the producer's past.
  4. 75
    It could be argued that you need to put in some effort yourself to fully enjoy music like this that demands activity from your brain, but with a catalyst like The Phoenix, all you need to do is listen and let your mind wander into a galaxy far, far away.
  5. Jul 7, 2014
    67
    A well-polished album that sometimes feels perplexingly one-dimensional.
  6. Jul 7, 2014
    60
    If The Phoenix is that feature film we were waiting for, it could stand an edit or two.
  7. Jul 28, 2014
    60
    The Phoenix is, ultimately, a collection of immersive and impressively well-produced analogue techno tracks, bound up in a package with overt cultural references that tend to distract rather than add to the experience.

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