- Record Label: Almost Gold
- Release Date: Apr 15, 2008
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That this debut tries for so much and almost achieves it all is to be applauded. However, in trying to run before they can walk, DIOYY have missed out on making the classic this could have been.
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Despite relying on too many tricks from the Daft Punk playbook, they prove there's more up their sleeve than just vocoders.
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Alternative PressThe gloriously retro You Have No Idea is what the last Rapture album should of been [May 2008, p.146]
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Q MagazineIt's a mess, but a glorious one. [Apr 2008, p.107]
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FilterThe synthetics have the heavy warp that most dance floors like to roick, even as they land somewhere between Meat Beat Manifesto, Gang of Four and Ghostalnd Observatory. [Spring 2008, p.100]
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What the disc might lack in substance, it makes up for in some of the best sleazy, synthy, testosterone-fueled electronica since the Prodigy's 'Smack My Bitch Up.'
User score distribution:
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Positive: 15 out of 19
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Mixed: 2 out of 19
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Negative: 2 out of 19
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MortenFSApr 28, 2008I find it a rather enjoyable album. Good songs. Also doable for the adult audience - like me at 44. Try it out.
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BrettBApr 26, 2008I was surprised that this album didn't fair well with critics. I guess that's why I don't put too much faith into them.
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JayLApr 21, 2008