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9.0
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musicOMH
This is a special album, make no doubt about it, casting its spell as it makes both a moving memorial and an example of raw talent. If techno with a soul is what you're after, then look no further than this
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9.0
8754
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
When taken in all its sprawling glory, the record is intense and rewarding, and when it stops the silence becomes grandoise - if you let it Black Noise might just change the way you listen to the world
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8.9
8764
8.9 |
Beats Per Minute
..another remarkable album from Pantha du Prince, and proof that he is one of the finest musicians working in the medium these days
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8.3
9204
8.3 |
Pitchfork
A big, dense listen but also the kind of album that rewards investment. Each track is its own micro sound world with enough rich detail to draw you back for deeper investigation
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8.0
9649
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
This isn’t an immediate album, but there’s plenty to enjoy in Black Noise, both apparent on the surface and hidden beneath. The process of absorbing it listen-by-listen is a true pleasure
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8.0
9746
8.0 |
PopMatters
Those hinterland quivers, the austere beauty of a reflective and untarnished landscape, the sense of personal isolation, and the cold indifference of mother nature to human whim are all elements which bleed into these tracks
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8.0
8553
8.0 |
The Skinny
...this will serve as a fantastic foot in the door to an often misunderstood genre
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8.0
8554
8.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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8.0
8555
8.0 |
The List
...a highly-anticipated minimal techno album that could find a more-than-minimal audience
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8.0
9185
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Skip the dancefloor, gather around the fire, and listen to some of the most forward-thinking minimal techno happening right now
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8.0
11696
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
In the same way The xx and Burial have in their respective fields, he has successfully taken a genre to its fundaments and delicately built each track to create a wonderful collection
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8.0
8804
8.0 |
The Guardian
...these elegant orchestrations of techno beats and sinuous, looped melodies suggest an aural equivalent to time-lapse photography
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8.0
8816
8.0 |
Clash
This music isn't dark, although it can be quite haunting at times, in the same way a Sigur Ros album can be haunting
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7.0
8898
7.0 |
Spin
A departure from his previously purist approach, but as guest vocalist Panda Bear sings amid the aural rush: "Why stick to the things that I already tried?"
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7.0
8972
7.0 |
Blurt
Weber's strongest compositions might come off too delicate for some, but they're actually rife with color and never short on memorable flourishes
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7.0
8998
7.0 |
The Quietus
If electronic music's brief is to keep its eye firmly fixed on the future, then Weber has taken the idea to its logical conclusion in his attempt to interpret the sounds to come after even the gleaming man-machine comes crashing to a final halt. The concept alone makes Black Noise a record to admire, even if it doesn't always in practice give us something to love
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7.0
9064
7.0 |
The Observer
The result is a varied, propulsive and expressive album which doesn't quite succeed in its stated quest to reveal the inaudible music inherent in all matter, but enchants all the same
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7.0
9181
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The album has a beautiful timbre, just completely gorgeous tones to the bass and the dulled velvet hammer of the blips and bloops, the vibraphone sounds, the levying quality of crisp hi-hat and snare
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7.0
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7.0 |
The Digital Fix
Like the young sapling without restraint or enforced structure this music finds its own way and forges its own path. Black Noise is a relaxing and refreshing listen that blossoms with every play
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6.0
10127
6.0 |
No Ripcord
A rather multi-headed beast, containing a variety of moods that to me don't sit all that well together. It only leaves me wondering how good this record could have been instead of enthusing excitedly about how good it actually is
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