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Movement in a Storm

James Yuill

Movement in a Storm

The London producer and musician with a second album blending folktronica, electro and acoustic

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Moshi Moshi
UK Release date
21/06/2010
  1. 8.5 |   BBC

    Beach parties in 2010, from the soaring highs to the migraine-induced aftermath, won’t get a better soundtrack than this
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  2. 8.0 |   The Fly

    He’s consigned the tentative tremendousness of debut ‘Turning Down Water For Air’ to memory with a quiveringly quantum leap forward
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  3. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    At times there's a purity that recalls Vince Clarke's songs for Depeche Mode and Yazoo – with enough melancholy to suggest hidden depths. A pleasure indeed
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  4. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Album closer Taller Son, at nearly seven minutes, betrays a wealth of ideas on Yuill's behalf, but deftly weaves them together without indulgence or pretence: it is the album in microcosm
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  5. 8.0 |   Q

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  6. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    Movement In A Storm, is brave enough to push beyond the sweet folktronica for which he became relatively famous
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  7. 7.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    On one part the jumble of styles demonstrates Yuill’s undeniable talent, he has after all produced all of this as a one man band. However it is an album of promise, some tracks more hopeful than others
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  8. 7.0 |   NME

    Yuill’s managed to keep the lyrical sensibility of his first record, but has force-fed it a pretty strong Vodka Red Bull
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  9. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    What’s definitely clear with this record is James Yuill’s musical presence and ability to add a sense of calm to anything he touches
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  10. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A stealthy, feelgood album for balmy climes? Roll on the sunshine
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only


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