Too Many Voices
by Andy Stott
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 25 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 22 out of 25
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 25
  3. Negative: 3 out of 25
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  1. jotaeseche
    May 7, 2016
    9
    He looses himself up with Too Many Voices and creates as many quiet as frenetic moments, making it his most diverse and eclectic album to date. A wide range of influences/similarities can be noticed in this work (Ash Koosha, FKA Twigs, Ci An, Boots, The Haxan Cloak, Aphex Twin and even Madonna [on the first sounds of "First Night"]), and Alison Skidmore's vocals again prove to be anHe looses himself up with Too Many Voices and creates as many quiet as frenetic moments, making it his most diverse and eclectic album to date. A wide range of influences/similarities can be noticed in this work (Ash Koosha, FKA Twigs, Ci An, Boots, The Haxan Cloak, Aphex Twin and even Madonna [on the first sounds of "First Night"]), and Alison Skidmore's vocals again prove to be an interesting element added to a wide array of truly high-quality music pieces.… Expand
  2. atmosphericrex
    May 6, 2016
    7
    Andy Stott's music is often defined by its dark textures and somber moods which evoke deep feelings of isolation and longing from the listener. On "Too Many Voices" many of those textures are removed and the emotion is essentially nonexistent. It's a different album than was expected and wanted from Stott, but it does have a plethora of great moments and I often find myself returning toAndy Stott's music is often defined by its dark textures and somber moods which evoke deep feelings of isolation and longing from the listener. On "Too Many Voices" many of those textures are removed and the emotion is essentially nonexistent. It's a different album than was expected and wanted from Stott, but it does have a plethora of great moments and I often find myself returning to it. It's a departure, one that feels unnatural...but sometimes being artificial can be spectacular.… Expand

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82

Universal acclaim - based on 11 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 11
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 11
  3. Negative: 0 out of 11
  1. PopMatters
    Jul 27, 2016
    80
    Too Many Voices is everything but a claustrophobic piece of sonic art. On the contrary, this is Stott at his best, a composer whose futuristic music is well rooted in today’s world, one that is badly connected to material reality, without a locus, with an idea of time that is flexible, adaptable.
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  2. The Wire
    Jul 18, 2016
    80
    These processes are slow, sometimes painful and on multiple scales, but with each track and each album, the producer is changing our understanding of sound, data, memory and our own bodies in musical space. [Jun 2016, p.56]
  3. Mojo
    May 24, 2016
    80
    Stott again collaborates with opera singer Alison Skidmore on decaying digital laments, warped twilight anthems and claustrophobic club bangers; stuttering songs of mourning for 21st century club culture. [Jul 2016, p.93]
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