Armchair DJ's Scores
- Music
For 49 reviews, this publication has graded:
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53% higher than the average critic
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4% same as the average critic
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43% lower than the average critic
On average, this publication grades 2.6 points lower than other critics.
(0-100 point scale)
Average Music review score: 70
Score distribution:
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Positive: 36 out of 49
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Mixed: 11 out of 49
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Negative: 2 out of 49
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Now if only the duo could deliver an LP that's consistently rather than merely frequently brilliant, we could stop fast-forwarding through the second-string tracks and soggy ballads that clutter up side B.- Armchair DJ
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Unabashedly beautiful tunes like "I Don't Believe in the Sun" and "Come Back from San Francisco" provide provide ample payoff for the arduous process of listening to the collection in total.- Armchair DJ
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This back-to-basics approach gives dynamic focus to Harvey's lyrics, which tantalize with their taut, elliptical precision.- Armchair DJ
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It's easy to dismiss crossover hits as a dumbed-down version of an underground sound. But damn it, this is a phenomenal album.- Armchair DJ
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Each song drifts in and out of focus like snatches of street noise on a half-awake Sunday morning - no need to get up, just lie there and listen quietly.- Armchair DJ
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"Geogaddi" improves on "Music Has the Right to Children" by taking the Boards of Canada sound into darker, more disturbing and fragmented directions.- Armchair DJ
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From start to finish, "Midnite Vultures" is a total party romp of an album.- Armchair DJ
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Academics and readers of The Wire may sniff that "Idiology" marks a step backward for this duo, but for my money this is the best thing they've done since 19997's "Autoditacker."- Armchair DJ
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The secret to Garnier's accessibility lies in his ability to locate fresh specific sounds and organize them sparsely atop the existing framework of electronic dance music.- Armchair DJ
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A polished, classy album whose retrained elegance and melancholy resonance more than compensate for its lack of rhythmic and instrumental restlessness.- Armchair DJ
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Combining state-of-the-art sonic trickery with inventive rhythms, gorgeous melodies and - most importantly - solid structures, these 19 tracks represent Handley and Turner's most satisfying collection to date.- Armchair DJ
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Those expecting another helping of stand-up comedy and skewed dancefloor firepower clearly won't find what they're looking for on "Whatever," but the LP certainly hangs together better than any previous Green Velvet CD.- Armchair DJ
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The overlong LP... reveals an artist who could use some discipline, but there's enough melody, wit and funk hidden among these 14 tracks to brighten any R&B fan's Christmas.- Armchair DJ
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Despite initial misgivings, "The Contino Sessions" has a hypnotic effect that does shine through and is one album that improves upon repeat listens. While not perfect ... "The Contino Sessions" is a dark, mysterious album that will leave you with more questions than answers.- Armchair DJ
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"So ..." is one of the most innovative albums of the year, stretching the gamut of every musical genre that melts in your head, not in your mouth.- Armchair DJ
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Beaucoup Fish isn't a huge step forward for Underworld, but it is a refinement of their sound.- Armchair DJ
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A masterful bricolage that revisits the crossroads of early-'80s clubland without ever settling for cheap pastiche.- Armchair DJ
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Saint Etienne retain their stature as a great, if unsung, singles band who have a way with a killer b.- Armchair DJ
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"Mosaic Thump" still suffers many of the weaknesses of its genre. Like most rap LPs it's overlong and features too many guest stars.- Armchair DJ
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Occasionally, as on the gurgling electro-pop of "Short Circuit," the album actually manages to disappoint. But more often it provides the kind of intelligently produced yet universally likeable floor-fillers that keep even devoted hipsters from killing themselves when their relatives drag them to suburban dance clubs.- Armchair DJ
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A perfect overview for new initiates and packs plenty of surprises for hardcore fans.- Armchair DJ
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Not since Bomb the Bass's "Clear" has a British production team re-interpreted aging African American tropes so persuasively.- Armchair DJ
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"Ghost" marks the welcome debut of a more body-oriented brand of user-friendly experimentation - crisp and cool, yet dionysian at the same time.- Armchair DJ
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This disc may lack its predecessor's immediacy, but rarely has sophomore slump sounded like such success.- Armchair DJ
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The very qualities that annoyed me about it at first - the "proper" musicality, the lack of rough edges - are what draws me to it now.- Armchair DJ
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