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10.0
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The Skinny
A barrelling, vibrant masterwork
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10.0
112895
10.0 |
The Irish Times
Animated Violence Mind follows World Eater as something more singular and unique, and a thrilling testament to the unsung genius that is Benjamin John Power
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9.0
112891
9.0 |
musicOMH
Blanck Mass’ style approaches speedcore in places, but Power ultimately creates music more nuanced and vivid than that genre label ever facilitated, and as such this album is highly recommended for all fans of experimental electronic music
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9.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
It is all bark, all bite and Power’s greatest and most consistent release under the Blanck Mass alias, bearing a message that is as crucial as it is necessary
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9.0
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The 405
This isn’t just the best Blanck Mass album to date, it’s also the best record that Power has been involved in, which really is saying something
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8.0
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The Guardian
Mourning the death of the planet and a parent, Ben Power has made an album that fuses existential fear with sheer beauty
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8.0
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The Observer
Power reins in the cacophony
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8.0
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8.0 |
Clash
Instead of settling for a conventional breakbeat/bassline formula, Power uses cut up synth stabs, vocal samples and short rhythmic loops to create mesmerising and hypnotic music that slowly pulls focus away from the catch synths up front
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8.0
113032
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The Quietus
What better way to rebel than making the lushest, sweetest music of his career?
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8.0
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Spectrum Culture
Benjamin John Power wants to remind you, in visceral detail, just how fragile your form is
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8.0
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Under The Radar
This is essential listening from an essential artist
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8.0
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No Ripcord
While fans of Power and Fuck Buttons in general will certainly feel at home here, as there’s plenty of abrasion and distortion to go around, Animated features, frankly, some of Power’s catchiest and most memorable compositions to date
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8.0
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8.0 |
Uncut
Alongside the general pixelated bombast, it also represents Power's most melodic work. Print edition only
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8.0
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Loud And Quiet
Animated Violence Mild sounds and feels like a reaction, reflection and continuation of the teeth-baring protest of its predecessor
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7.9
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Pitchfork
Channels the horrors of the surveillance state and the creeping dread of everyday life into the most aggressive music of his career
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7.0
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PopMatters
Blanck Mass' Animated Violence Mild drops unrelenting electro-industrial melodies, practicing excess to explore personal grief and the global devastation of consumerism
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6.0
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6.0 |
Resident Advisor
With the sense of plastic emptiness so ever-present, Animated Violence Mild too directly mirrors the very thing it's critiquing
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6.0
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6.0 |
Q
Despite the pluming black-metal geyser of Death Drop, it doesn't have the evil heft of 2017 predecessor World Eater. Print edition only
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6.0
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Mojo
Respite is infrequent with Blanck Mass, but when it arrives, its effects are heightened. Print edition only
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5.0
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Crack
In line with the album’s theme of anti-consumerist self-loathing, everything is cranked up to an antagonistic, perhaps even intentionally over-saturated, level
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