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Aug 28, 2012Simply put, Tracer is a lovely, melodious, engaging work of electronic music that will play just as well in the bedroom as it will on the dance floor.
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Aug 21, 2012Both of those songs ["I Feel Love" and "Smooth Operator"] inform the experimental ambience of Tracer, Teengirl Fantasy's sultry second album comprising of all original material.
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Aug 20, 2012A surprisingly compact album, Tracer covers a lot of musical ground in under 40 minutes, and on the whole it feels like a love letter to electronica's formative days (or like an album they might have sampled from in the past).
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Aug 20, 2012[Tracer] is more expansive and impressive than their previous output.
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Aug 20, 2012Nick Weiss and Logan Takahashi's second coming finds the youngsters exploring a more symphonic sound.
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Aug 20, 2012Tracer is an album executed with seriousness and intelligence, and although it is never outright contemplative, the record is never jubilant either.
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Aug 16, 2012Tracer is a complete LP that's unified yet fluid, providing a full club experience for those who choose not to leave their bedrooms.
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Aug 16, 2012Overall, it's an ambitious and beautiful album.
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Aug 15, 2012One of the most consistent EDM albums of the year, Tracer refuses to simply alternate between disco and electronica; it blends the two, and should prompt enough repeat listens to confirm Weiss and Takahashi's place alongside the pioneers they've collaborated with.
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Aug 15, 2012Melodies that burrow under your skin and up-to-the-minute production make Tracer a record to savour.
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Dec 10, 2012As a rather short album, it impresses without feeling like a definitive statement from the group, but contains enough interesting ideas and beautiful moments, as well as a great demonstration of both experimentation and pop-sensibilities in equal measures, that it leaves one excited and intrigued about what Teengirl Fantasy might make in the future.
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Sep 11, 2012It's ultimately a solid enough album, but one that's difficult to love.
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Sep 7, 2012Weiss and Takahashi lay out their visions in purely instrumental terms, and the production is sumptuous and beautifully tactile. This is what Teengirl Fantasy do best: They craft immaculate headphones music, full of enveloping small details.
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Aug 24, 2012The result is a patchwork approach to nostalgia, cherry-picking sounds from dance music's collective memory and rearranging them into something that's more than the sum of its parts.
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Aug 21, 2012The only clanger is 'Do It'.... This aside, it's a nest of treasures.
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Aug 30, 2012Coming up with interesting sounds isn't an issue for these guys, it's putting them together that is.