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The Vision

Joker

The Vision

The one-time "king of bass music" releases his first full-length album of dubstep and grime

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5.9

Label
4AD
UK Release date
31/10/2011
US Release date
08/11/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   Q

    Combines melodic dubstep with a dose of Timbaland-style R&B ... Electrifying. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   A.V. Club

    The Vision is an album on which the supremely-talented Joker seems to grow, track by track. It’s well thought out, perfectly measured, and pretty much everything it should be. Believe the hype
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  3. 7.5 |   BBC

    A charmingly youthful and exuberant album, featuring a fine selection of vocalists
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  4. 7.0 |   Spin

    He trades in his 8-bit bloops and Sean Paul remixes to reach for R&B ringtone ubiquity on this solo debut album
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  5. 7.0 |   Slant Magazine

    The joke is on anyone who lets scene politics stand between their body and a killer groove
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  6. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    There’s another classic Joker EP in here. It’s just a shame we couldn’t get our first classic Joker album
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  7. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The problems occur when McLean tries his hand at introducing r’n’b, boogie and funk to the mix
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  8. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A colourful, sensualist take on the dubstep sound. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   Clash

    Lacking long-term fizz
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  10. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    The Bristolian has continued to venture beyond the bounds of genre; synthesising West Coast funk and soul with his own west country bass stylings
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  11. 6.0 |   The Skinny

    Harsher critics will write this off as dubstep for the BBC3 generation, but taken as a computer-borne R&B record, you could do worse
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  12. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    As a whole the album is just too erratic to have any sort of lasting impact on formerly ardent fans or casual admirers
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  13. 5.5 |   Prefix

    The Vision shows that thus far Joker works better pushing out erratic singles than within the format of a full-length
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  14. 5.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    There isn’t enough unforced spontaneity or meaningful pop-craft on The Vision to sustain a full-length album
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  15. 4.2 |   Pitchfork

    UK pop&B of the vainest and most vacuous possible variety
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  16. 4.0 |   AU Review

    Has an emotionless streak running through its core. Technically proficient, sure, but a rather dreary listen nonetheless
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  17. 3.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    One of the most disappointing debuts of the year
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