Venus On Earth
by Dengue Fever
  • Record Label: M80
  • Release Date: Jan 22, 2008
User Score
6.7

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 12
  3. Negative: 3 out of 12

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  1. Joy
    Feb 13, 2008
    10
    Psychedelic combines a beautiful Khmer-language vocalist,it's new avant-pop music a bit like "Beirut".It's a new form of music post-modernism we should concentrate on.
  2. BrianP.
    Jan 27, 2008
    6
    Kind of disappointing... their last album was fantastic, but this falls short. There's a lot more English on this one, which I think was the wrong way to go. The indecipherable Khmer lyrics are half their charm.
  3. SDK
    Feb 1, 2008
    9
    Their latest and most solid release to date - venus on earth carries with it no baggage but yet trims all the edges of the past and creates a newness for all to hear, feel and breathe. there's a trust with the musicians - a bond as the album moves. it keeps you coming back for more.
  4. IlyaR
    Mar 1, 2008
    8
    The blend of flawless harmonies and novel infusion of world music makes this album one that you can listen to over and over without getting bored.

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Metascore
75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Prefix Magazine
    70
    The band itself is top notch here.
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  2. Uncut
    80
    Always led by the miraculous voice of Ch'hom Nimol. So beautifully and effectively, in fact, that they end up giving fusion a good name. [Feb 2008, p.78]
  3. Village Voice
    80
    Venus on Earth, their third album, contains more English lyrics than their previous two efforts, but it also represents some of the band's most sentimental work.
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