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- Record Label: Duophonic
- Release Date: Feb 19, 2016
- Summary: The debut full-release for the trio that includes Stereolab's Tim Gane, Joe Dillworth, and synth maestro Holger Zapf, features guest appearances from Deerhunter's Bradford Cox, Spacemen 3's Sonic Boom, and Mouse on Mars' Jan St. Werner.
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- Record Label: Duophonic
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock
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Positive: 12 out of 14
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UncutFeb 2, 2016Due to Joe Dilworth's propulsive drumming and Holger Zaf's synth work, these 12 tracks never stray into stuffiness. [Mar 2016, p.71]
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Feb 22, 2016The default groove might be early 70s motorik--Tardis Cymbals is a typically beatific workout--but tracks Blowing My Nose Under Close Observation and Hi-Hats Bring the Hiss are proper dance music, while the Sonic Boom-enhanced Planetary Folklore is both spacey and creepy.
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Feb 22, 2016It was sometimes unclear when Stereolab's mid-century references were meant as kitsch, but here, Gane & co.'s retro-futurist flashback feels optimistic, as though convinced that the key to fulfilling the promise of a new era were just one perfect rhythm away.
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MagnetFeb 12, 2016On its own terms, Void Beats Invocation Trex is a Cavern worth exploring. [No. 128, p.53]
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Feb 19, 2016Void beats enjoys advantages over lesser Stereolab releases like 2001’s Sound-Dust by offering a rockish danceability they never explored. But the Faustian bargain also ensures there’s no easy pop song like 1996’s “Cybele’s Reverie” or 2008’s “Self-Portrait With ‘Electric Brain’” to break up the largely instrumental bleep-sweep.
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The WireFeb 18, 2016This is a good record. It's probably the best record by a group named after a situationist art installation you'll hear all year. But I'd be surprised if it came [on] top of any other list. [Feb 2016, p.48]
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Feb 2, 2016The band doesn’t come off sounding as distinctive as Gane’s most praised ensemble, but there’s certainly potential in abundance.
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