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Nov 19, 2014Building on the connections between slow hip-hop rhythms and double-time footwork beats, Archives is a further exploration of some of its predecessor’s roughly sketched-out ideas.
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Nov 17, 2014It takes a few notable risks in composition and rhythmic style, but as is evident from the title, this isn't the new Machinedrum album.
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Nov 17, 2014The producer likewise incorporates vocals, either mostly or completely sampled, that tend to evoke senses of longing, losing grasp, and persevering.
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Nov 17, 2014Not quite as developed or controlled as its parent album, ‘Vapor City Archives’ underlines the sheer creative nous running through Machinedrum right now.
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Nov 17, 2014Though it feels relatively safe stylistically, Archives is a very much a welcome closer to Stewart's Vapor City vision.
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Q MagazineDec 8, 2014Stewart keeps that see-sawing balance alive here. [Jan 2015, p.128]
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Dec 4, 2014Clearly, Stewart's future does not lie in crossover R&B--he should drill down into his musical imagination to open up ever weirder, deeper seams.
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Nov 24, 2014Stewart's increased output and dearth of exploration gives Archives an unflattering offhandedness, and it also dilutes the potency of Vapor City, like putting together an album is just another item to mark off his to-do list.