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May 13, 2014Another subtle evolution of Fec’s homogenous sound palette, Ultima II Massage is a reason to keep you coming back 11 years into his career to witness him experiment with his inimitable aesthetic.
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May 12, 2014Ultima II Massage is a uniquely Black Moth and Tobacco experience to be sure, and anyone who's been exposed to their odd and wonderful world in the past will find this album to be among the best things to come out of it.
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May 15, 2014It's challenging, and it does get a little repetitive, but it's a grand ambition and one that Fec mostly pulls off.
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UncutJun 6, 2014Ultima II Massage is ostentatiously big and frequently clever. [Jul 2014, p.83]
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Jun 2, 2014As an album, it’s uneven, but its stream of highlights make this a fun listen, perfect for the summer.
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May 27, 2014While few tracks rise to the level of aggression promised by its introduction, Ultima II Massage contains enough wild ideas to maintain an engaging level of oddity.
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May 14, 2014Not exactly a massage, but a wind-down from the tumult that is Ultima II Massage.
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May 12, 2014Ultima II Massage marks a fresh direction for this always-challenging supervillain.
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May 12, 2014Tobacco has done a fine job of crafting tracks which are different enough so as to not all blend together.
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May 21, 2014While Ultima II Massage starts off with material that's heavier and meaner than anything he’s done previously, the lighter sound of the album's back half can't help but come across as a drop in ambition, turning down the volume on what could've been the most dynamic Tobacco record to date.
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May 14, 2014The message behind the music is much more clichéd, and much less interesting.
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May 12, 2014Severely damaged, sometimes terrifying, and always enjoyable, it’s his most challenging album yet.
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May 19, 2014Some of the harshness seems a little forced.
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