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10.0
34420
10.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Often beautiful — occasionally jarring — frequently uncanny, the 10 tracks here comprise a series of aural-cognitive maps
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9.0
34617
9.0 |
Blurt
There's a dose of the otherworldly in these evocative tracks, but laced, in all but a few cases, with recognizable bits of ordinary life
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9.0
36166
9.0 |
Rave Magazine
Lopatin has pushed beyond easy genre categories and now occupies his own unique position in the field of contemporary experimental music
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8.8
34805
8.8 |
Beats Per Minute
Draws back memories of times long past, but not the heavy-handed ways of the bedroom poppers
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8.8
34605
8.8 |
Pitchfork
This is music that digs deeper and burrows beneath the level of shared associations to discover the sparkling emotional potential of carefully arranged vibrations moving through the air
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8.0
34603
8.0 |
No Ripcord
Another brilliant album from one of the genre’s foremost artists
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8.0
34546
8.0 |
NME
A pioneer of analogue future psychedelia
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8.0
34561
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Where his previous collections thrived in a near abyss of blistering synth patterns and conquering noise, Replica remains subdued and solemn, teetering on the edge of a gaping vacuum of sound
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8.0
34568
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Like a series of FM radio transmissions from some far-off, twin parallel universe of ours, not peculiar to the point of total alien-ness, but certainly too strange and outlandish to be of Earthly origin
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8.0
34385
8.0 |
musicOMH
What is most impressive about Replica is its sheer unpredictability. Lopatin has studiously avoided cliche here in favour of something more inventive and unstable, a suite of music that counterbalances violence with contemplation
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8.0
34386
8.0 |
BBC
This feels totally fresh… yet remains strangely familiar
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8.0
34387
8.0 |
Spin
Both lyrical and hypnotic, Replica serves as a deeply romantic testament to the possibilities ?of life in the Cloud
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8.0
34449
8.0 |
The Quietus
Put simply, nobody else could music like this, no matter which part of the electronic fringe they might call home. Daniel Lopatin is in the zone
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8.0
34478
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Incredibly dynamic
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8.0
34497
8.0 |
The Observer
By turns eerie and starkly beautiful, this rewards repeated listening
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8.0
34511
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Wonderfully strange, beguiling and beautiful electronica
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8.0
34514
8.0 |
The Fly
A masterful blend of intricacy and intimacy. It’s electronica at its most meandering
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8.0
34697
8.0 |
NME
He continues to herald the next stage of analogue future psychedelia. Print edition only
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8.0
34705
8.0 |
Mojo
Simultaneously beautiful and unsettling. Print edition only
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8.0
34646
8.0 |
FasterLouder
Undoubtedly a breathtaking record – the visceral emotions that Lopatin conjures through his rich soundscapes are something to behold
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8.0
34846
8.0 |
DIY
Daniel Lopatin has shown his considerable talent for making beautifully enchanting music that you can’t help but immerse yourself in. ’Replica’ may perhaps be the best expression of his talent yet
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7.5
35491
7.5 |
A.V. Club
Alien-yet-inviting, Boards Of Canada-sounding tones
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7.5
34634
7.5 |
Prefix
A fantastic collage of noise
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7.0
35654
7.0 |
PopMatters
It’s a fascinating listen in its own right
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7.0
34597
7.0 |
Clash
A brooding testament to patience and investment
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6.5
34520
6.5 |
Bowlegs
Returns its composer to far calmer waters
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6.0
34430
6.0 |
The Guardian
If Replica occasionally drifts – literally – too close to the whiffy bongs and flotation tanks of 90s chillout, it's never predictable, and is best experienced in a continuous sitting
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6.0
34692
6.0 |
Uncut
The samples often feel like an intrusion and Replica feels less dreamy, more disquieting, as a result. Print edition only
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5.0
34839
5.0 |
Under The Radar
Feels, at best, like a step sideways
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4.0
34400
4.0 |
The Skinny
An album that too often feels like a frustratingly unsophisticated collage of unsympathetic elements
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