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The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Thundercat

The Golden Age of Apocalypse

Electro-jazz fusion on the debut solo album from onetime Suicidal Tendencies bassist Stephen Bruner

ADM rating[?]

7.1

Label
Brainfeeder
UK Release date
29/08/2011
US Release date
30/08/2011
  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    Whether dropping heavy slabs of future jazz or multi layered slices of fusion the musicianship here is simply stunning
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  2. 9.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Equal parts futuristic space jazz fusion and hip-hop that does well to bridge the seemingly disparate corners of Thundercat’s sprawling resume
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  3. 9.0 |   Blurt

    A musician's musician in every sense of the word
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  4. 8.1 |   Pitchfork

    Approach Apocalypse as instrumental head-trip, albeit one that's occasionally got tunes you can hum
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  5. 8.0 |   Rave Magazine

    An intriguing listen at first, TGAOTA is a fine debut effort that expands the boundaries of both modern jazz and hip hop
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  6. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    A relaxing yet thrilling ride through a laid back funk universe. It’s been a pretty solid year for electronic music thus far, and this comfortably sits with the best
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  7. 8.0 |   BBC

    No moment is quite like the last. Before the listener knows it, Thundercat deposits them into soft clouds of Fender magnificence, tickles heels with indulgent guitar and soothes brows with an angelic choir or two
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  8. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    What most characterises this brilliant album is not doom-and-gloom prophecies but rather a sense of luxuriating in the wide parameters of this music - it’s a sensory and visionary experience
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  9. 7.8 |   Beats Per Minute

    A great album that shows Bruner utilizing all of his bass wizardry
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  10. 7.0 |   DIY

    There are plenty of warm synths and bass effects that makes it feel like he’s reaching through the speakers to give you a hug
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  11. 7.0 |   Spin

    Offering a vision more golden age than apocalypse, Thundercat's music sparkles, and the effect is both lovely ?and overwhelming
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  12. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    There’s a completely unique blend of textures and a desire for musical experimentation running through the bloodstream of The Golden Age of Apocalypse
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  13. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    His mellifluous style ebbs and flows without ever letting go of the groove
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  14. 6.0 |   The Digital Fix

    If you’re familiar with the experimental jazz fusion of 70s Miles Davis or Weather Report, there will be few surprises here
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  15. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    A slick, warm and evocative homage to 1970s jazz fusion, a sound and genre that was always destined for a redo at some stage
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  16. 6.0 |   Slant Magazine

    A little muscle, and maybe even a little heavy-metal menace, would have balanced the album out nicely
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  17. 6.0 |   Q

    Print edition only

  18. 6.0 |   Bowlegs

    The Golden Age of Apocalypse is out of time in 2011, but deserves investigation by Flying Lotus’ burgeoning fanbase
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  19. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    The Golden Age Of Apocalypse has an astral futuristic theme, but perplexingly sounds rather dated
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