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9.0
50644
9.0 |
musicOMH
The extroverted, joyful melodies of Photon or the sustained brilliance of Spectral Split seem like brilliant recontextualisations of Weber’s artistic virtues
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8.0
49583
8.0 |
Clash
This isn’t a record to dip into, but an absorbing, cerebral and often funky trip
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8.0
49588
8.0 |
State
Though it is an exciting new venture by the German artist, much like his first two albums, there are gaps to be filled with this new style
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8.0
49599
8.0 |
Mojo
Fusing techno with campanology is a bold aim on paper; in practice it's a revelation. Print edition only
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8.0
49610
8.0 |
NME
The seamless whole is a joy, locking you in as you float downstream
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8.0
49646
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Slow, hypnotic and completely at odds stylistically, if not musically, with Weber’s earlier more track-orientated releases
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8.0
49595
8.0 |
Uncut
Weber masks the scale of the enterprise with typical grace. Print edition only
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8.0
49888
8.0 |
The Skinny
Ambitious in scope, but resolutely listenable
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7.5
49848
7.5 |
BBC
Elements of Light is, unquestionably, a record that finds its roots in techno – but Weber isn’t kidding when he describes it as a “symphony
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7.0
49882
7.0 |
Spin
Despite the quasi-scientific song titles Elements of Light is ultimately less about analysis than pure, unfettered emotion
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7.0
49586
7.0 |
Pitchfork
The playing is incredibly tight, but there's a sense of adventure to the whole undertaking, with all the players locked into a common goal
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7.0
50127
7.0 |
Tone Deaf
An ambitious and rewarding album, a sonic journey of space-opera grandeur and cathedral majesty
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7.0
50364
7.0 |
No Ripcord
It does offer more than enough to satisfy as a listening experience, rather than just a curiosity
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6.7
49769
6.7 |
Beats Per Minute
Ultimately feels like a stop off between Black Noise and whatever Pantha Du Prince has waiting on the horizon
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6.0
49742
6.0 |
All Music
An oddly spirit-lifting delight for lovers of both "real" and pared down electronic music
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6.0
49597
6.0 |
Q
A gorgeous warm bath of symphonic, electronic noise. Print edition only
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6.0
49590
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
There’s a fragility to Elements of Light and a sense that it’s a conceptual project, but happily it’s not a clinical, cerebral exercise, it’s a laid-back affair that has warm human heart
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6.0
49660
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Unless you’re feeling contemplative, you may find yourself zoning out after a while, but nonetheless this is an interesting sidestep
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6.0
49695
6.0 |
The Observer
This feels more like a scholarly exercise than a fully realised album
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5.0
49732
5.0 |
A.V. Club
The album ends up as pleasant background noise—and not much more
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5.0
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5.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The pairing, and subsequent output, of Weber and the Bell Laboratory is expected and mundane
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