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1 Inch/1/2 Mile

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1 Inch/1/2 Mile

Electro / psychedelia from the Brighton duo comprising TV and film composer Andrew Phillips and multi-instrumentalist Marcus O'Dair

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
05/07/2010
  1. 9.0 |   Clash

    A record closer to MGMT than Eno ambience. Brilliantly bizarre
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  2. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    For a debut album, this is as strong a statement of a singularly unique and pastoral vision of modern electronic music as they could have made
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  3. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Captures something profound about an England caught anxiously between technology and nostalgia. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Q

    On opener High Down they tumble and roll like Radiohead getting to grips with an Ordinance Survey map. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Mojo

    The perfect riposte for those who doubt electronic music's capacity to be romantic, nostalgic and human. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   The Fly

    This duo has the aura of a severely more demented and evil version of Tunng, with their studio wizardry always the equal of their bold musical statements
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  7. 8.0 |   God Is In The TV

    If you allow yourself time with this release that it will be more than fulfilling
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  8. 7.0 |   musicOMH

    An escapist LP that trades on the simplicity of its ideas, and a deftness of touch that, while far from perfect, more often than not affords constituent parts to carry the nuance of another time and place
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  9. 7.0 |   Culture Deluxe

    You could drop in at any point here and end up in a completely different synaethesic soundspace. Somehow, this is what makes the album cohesive, and will have you most likely listening to all nine tracks together happily
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  10. 7.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    Its leftfield to say the least which will probably confuse and delight people in equal measur
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  11. 6.0 |   BBC

    Cherry-pick your favourites after a cursory investigation and a handful of these nine tracks will become stereo staples, at least in the short term. But seemingly arbitrary sequencing and an inability to establish any lasting atmosphere means 1 Mile / ½ Inch is a difficult record to digest
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  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Whilst a bold experiment and impressive in both concept and scope, there’s an occasional lack of focus on here that proves distracting at times
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