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9.0
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BBC
Monkeytown is the sound of two men working in harmony, perfectly in control of their machines. And it may just be one of the albums of the year
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7.4
33051
7.4 |
Pitchfork
The club tracks, the more experimental IDM-skewing cuts ("Blue Chords"), and the Yorke collaborations form their own kinds of peaks, but Modeselektor pull off accessible, pop-friendly stuff just as well
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7.0
33054
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Spin
They somehow fold Ibiza trance, noisy early-'80s electronic body music, and twitchy glitch-hop into each album. But Monkeytown imbues all this with a newly sourced warmth
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6.0
33061
6.0 |
Uncut
[Tom] Yorke aside, the attractions are few. Print edition only
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6.0
33063
6.0 |
Q
Oblique and anti-corporate, Monkeytown presents mutated dance music. Print edition only
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6.0
33132
6.0 |
Mojo
Print edition only
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6.0
33481
6.0 |
PopMatters
The beats, rhythms and grooves of Monkeytown are no doubt demonstrative of the band’s skill at bringing the energy level of the club up several notches
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6.0
33898
6.0 |
The Irish Times
For all the buzz generated by Modeselketor, there’s little here that really kicks like a mule or implants itself in your memory banks
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6.0
33912
6.0 |
State
Never really takes itself seriously, yet it somehow manages to flaunt a sizeable amount of reputable tracks
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6.0
34096
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Beat brilliance and sick synth morphs
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6.0
33048
6.0 |
The Observer
This duo's assured, accessible third album builds upon their reputation as omnivorous digital stylists
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4.0
33050
4.0 |
The Guardian
Of the variable decisions on Monkeytown, the worst is the employment of Radiohead's Thom Yorke on two tracks
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