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BlenderOye's single-minded thematic focus and velveteen baritone hold everything together. [#14, p.142]
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Q MagazineUnrest follows a clean electronic trajectory, which manages to project both urban complexity and domestic quiet, while Oye's free-associative lyrics meander amiably here, there and nowhere. [Mar 2003, p.109]
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Save for the unfortunate hip-hop slip-up of "Prego Amore," this is an excellent set of mellow electronic pop.
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Despite sagging a bit in the middle, Unrest skillfully skirts the myriad ways this kind of variety project could go wrong.
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Despite the unconventional approach, it's definitely an album.
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Much like KOC's albums, which tend to fade into the background as sonic wallpaper, the IKEA-sterile mood of "Unrest" does grow less distinctive by disc's end.
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Alternative PressWhite it's Oye's endearing melancholy that holds Unrest together, the Human League synth sounds are what give the disc its quietly indulgent charm. [Feb 2003, p.72]
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Dusted MagazineDispensable, and far from groundbreaking.
User score distribution:
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FrankApr 25, 2005
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soosielFeb 25, 2005
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RCAug 12, 2004