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8.0
117795
8.0 |
Q
This is lush music to get lost in. Print edition only
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8.0
117797
8.0 |
musicOMH
Where Avery was perhaps a little formulaic with his previous record, Song For Alpha, here he is inventive and reinvigorated, and Illusion Of Time stands out as an emotional and enjoyable, if bracing, release
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8.0
117800
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Much of Illusion of Time feels simultaneously improvisatory and studied, which perhaps betrays Avery and Cortini’s working process: the record was built via email over several years, and then put to bed in a single three-hour session while the duo were on tour together with NIN
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7.4
117801
7.4 |
Pitchfork
On their full-length debut together, the UK techno producer and the Italian synth guru conjure a mood of pulsing electronic grandeur
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7.0
117826
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
In its failure to pin itself down, Illusion of Time can sound more like a proof-of-concept piece than a fully-fledged album. However, if you can reconcile yourself to this fact, there’s some truly outstanding ambience to be experienced here
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7.0
117798
7.0 |
All Music
Illusion of Time fittingly sounds rougher and more spontaneous than any of Avery's work or Cortini's preceding recordings, particularly his 2019 Mute release Volume Massimo, but its highlights seem to pull divine inspiration out of practically nothing
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7.0
117799
7.0 |
Exclaim
This is a wonderful collaboration that could reach incredible heights if they choose to continue it
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7.0
117796
7.0 |
Uncut
It's aggressively zen numbers such as "Enter Exit" and "Water" that finally succeed in dragging you up to that higher plain. Print edition only
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6.0
117855
6.0 |
Crack
From the distorted drones and scruffy noise on Inside the Ruins to the melodic modular synth patterns of the title track and time-stretched guitar feedback loops of At First Sight, Illusion of Time offers a rich and varied landscape, but its volatility proves to be its biggest weakness
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