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10.0
14954
10.0 |
The 405
This album is something special, something unlike Glass’s conscious simplicity or Nyman’s lack of discernable talent. This is a masterpiece that can be appreciated by all audiences, truly a piece of perfection if there was any
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9.0
14964
9.0 |
The Quietus
It is a compliment and not a criticism to note that much of Richter's work has similar elements: zigzagging, interlocking strings, desolate & ponderous piano, and an inimitable sense of crescendo
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8.5
14926
8.5 |
BBC
Like Arnalds and Jóhannsson, Richter is capable of eliciting profound emotions from the barest of foundations, and it’s perhaps this that makes their music of such interest to alternative music fans
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8.3
14734
8.3 |
Pitchfork
It is some of Richter's very best work. And if you've ever cared about his music, it will make you feel something
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8.1
15786
8.1 |
Beats Per Minute
Richter’s careful understanding of music, tone and atmosphere – among many others things – creates a score that arguably has as many vivid and beautiful moments as any of his other albums. But when you see it as a piece of the jigsaw and put it all together it somehow manages to become something even more inspiring
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8.0
14738
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
You are often listening to variations on a theme, reproduced dynamically with the uncanny quality of a deja vu. Music like this can be the soundtrack to your imagination if you let it in.
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8.0
14776
8.0 |
PopMatters
By adding just the right amount of static to the sugar of his sweeping arrangements, Richter’s created an album that’s precisely balanced between accessibility and depth, desolation and joy, melody and noise
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8.0
14588
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
A haunting collection of piano and string led melodies, punctuated by intermittent static that sets tone and pace without detracting from the musical fluidity
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8.0
14589
8.0 |
musicOMH
Despite its origins, Infra stands as a staggering achievement, and as an album in its own right
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8.0
15367
8.0 |
State
The real pleasure of the album is firstly the way you have to listen to it. You can’t really do anything else if you’re to enjoy it properly
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8.0
14665
8.0 |
Clash
The constant twists and turns create an emotional collage that’s stunning: expect to be left contemplative and euphoric in equal measure
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8.0
14925
8.0 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
Infra marks the return of the German-born composer to what he’s truly good at doing – you know, making actual albums
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8.0
15069
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Richter continues to illustrate a strong forte for composing grand string quartet arrangements with a dose of melancholia. Infra is a pensive and deeply involving achievement
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6.0
15276
6.0 |
Independent on Sunday
This expanded score for piano, electronics and string quintet largely speaks to Richter fans, but it is also one for the archive of minimalism
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6.0
14649
6.0 |
NME
Print edition only
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6.0
14662
6.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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6.0
14846
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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4.0
20889
4.0 |
Uncut
Print edition only
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