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10.0
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The Observer
The eclectic British producer returns with a more dance-focused album laden with giddy modular synths
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9.0
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9.0 |
musicOMH
A set of bangers rich in colour and content, full to bursting with incident and energy, Sam Shepherd has made something rather special
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8.5
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8.5 |
Northern Transmissions
In Cascade, Floating Points reclaims the dancefloor while elevating the genre beyond its traditional boundaries
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8.5
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8.5 |
Under The Radar
It’s Shepherd’s harnessing of electronic music’s power to tease your imagination to different places that makes Cascade such a wonderful club record
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8.0
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The FT
Build-ups, peaks and drops are used with unerring skill on the producer’s latest record
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8.0
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Pitchfork
Three years after exploring new dimensions in ambient jazz alongside Pharoah Sanders, Sam Shepherd refocuses his efforts on the dancefloor, with dazzling results
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8.0
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The Quietus
Cascade is a unified and more straightforward album from Floating Points, made for those looking for dancefloor elation
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8.0
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Clash
A resetting of the dials, it transplants the producer from symphony hall to sweaty club, and that alone makes it truly vital
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8.0
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The Line Of Best Fit
True, there are exhibits of minimalist momentum-building, with one central hook repeated until it acquires near-hypnotic qualities (see “Birth4000”, a mere sprint four and a half minutes on an album populated largely by six, seven and even eight-minute mini-epics)
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8.0
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All Music
Cascade is yet another marvelous Floating Points album, and easily the most successful work he's made as a dance producer
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8.0
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Uncut
Pure pleasure with an experimental edge. Print edition only
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Mojo
The delicious, Moroder breakbeat thump of Birth4000 and squealing garagey rave of Vocoder (Club Mix) have the swagger and heft to leave club soundsystems wobbling, but also need good headphones for home enjoyment. Print edition only
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Far Out
Cascade may seem like a homecoming for Shepherd, but it’s unlikely that he’ll commit to the world of electronica for too long. Cherish it while you can, before he sets off on a completely different tangent once more
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7.5
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Spectrum Culture
With its meticulous beats and gorgeous synths, Cascade is undoubtedly one of the most satisfying electronic releases of the year
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7.0
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PopMatters
A bassy, minimalistic swirl of house, techno, and ambiance to be enjoyed on the dancefloor or as the backdrop to solo introspection
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6.4
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Sputnik Music (staff)
Cascade moves and shakes enough to buy him a little time, at least — so what if it's not quite the long-overdue First Convincing Statement he's made on his lonesome? He'll gettem one day
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6.0
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The Arts Desk
The grand breakdowns and rushes are so finely balanced in their frequencies that they’re elegant as well as providing a physical thrill
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