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Ear Drums and Black Holes

Starkey

Ear Drums and Black Holes

Second album of electro, 'street bass' and dubstep from dj and producer Paul Geissinger

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7.1

Label
Planet Mu
UK Release date
19/04/2010
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  1. 8.0 |   Clash

    Exactly the type of popular record dubstep has been threatening to deliver
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  2. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    For all its epic sweep, there's a certain lightheartedness and a sly sense of humor here - a self-aware sense of playing with stylistic expectation
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  3. 7.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    It feels like there’s a great album fighting to get out from amongst a few unfortunate choices.
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    Anyone who has found dubstep’s gestures towards a moshpit mentality disappointing will find consolation here
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  5. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Another selection of lip-smacking electro beats
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  6. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s more variety, more light and shade than might have been expected based on earlier productions
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Ear Drums and Black Holes offers many a majestic moment, the peak being the track immediately following “Numb”. “Stars”, sung by the virtually unknown but sirenic Anneka
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