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9.0
55652
9.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s an expansive and occasionally explosive record, but also one wrapped in delicate intricacies and radiant warmth
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9.0
55894
9.0 |
The 405
Builds upon his previous material whilst simultaneously throwing something fresh, vibrant and dazzlingly new into the mix
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8.5
55847
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The secret of its success lies in the conceptual elements of the record; inspired by places and memories, each track excels at capturing the spirit and humanness of a particular latitude
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8.3
55775
8.3 |
Bowlegs
It begs the question as to where on earth Gold Panda will take us next
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8.0
55662
8.0 |
Slant Magazine
Where Lucky Shiner felt like an exercise in crate-digging, an admittedly playful and listenable flaunting of cultural capital, Half of Where You Live boasts a newfound depth and poise
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8.0
55481
8.0 |
DIY
Richly detailed and supremely defined, Half Of Where You Live is a wonderfully vivid follow up from a producer at the top of his game
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8.0
55546
8.0 |
Independent on Sunday
Filigreed, skittering, psychedelic techno for daydreams and summer evenings
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8.0
55604
8.0 |
NME
Surely this is the album that will see him make his well-deserved and long awaited breakthrough. Print edition only
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8.0
56482
8.0 |
State
Gold Panda has descended from the folkish warmth of the treehouse and into the subsonic draw of the club
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7.6
55754
7.6 |
Pitchfork
The success of Half of Where You Live lies not in Gold Panda repeating old tricks, but in how he's expanded his repertoire to include new sounds, and his aesthetic proves sturdy enough to accomodate them
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7.0
55591
7.0 |
All Music
A slightly more streamlined electronic album than his debut
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7.0
55883
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
His music is calm and self-evident, finding memorability in its creator’s confidence with a tune
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7.0
55476
7.0 |
Clash
It’s disorientating and inquisitive, physically uprooting you from your comfort zone
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7.0
55478
7.0 |
musicOMH
Another fine album with some standout moments, but overall Half Of Where You Live doesn’t quite have the coherence or impact of its predecessor
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7.0
55480
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
It lacks the punch of Lucky Shiner, but is no less charming
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7.0
56485
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
A record more akin to a photo-album, a stream of often incongruous particularities of time and space, all ultimately derived from the same compositional base
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7.0
56862
7.0 |
Uncut
Oriental, sophisticated big beat. Print edition only
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6.6
55948
6.6 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
While Half Of Where You Live is structured remarkably well, its definitive moments lack that particular magnetism that’s always been at the heart of Gold Panda’s music
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6.0
56043
6.0 |
The Irish Times
While Half of Where You Live isn’t quite as convincing or playful as Powers’s debut, it still posits him as a producer who knows the right buttons to press
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6.0
55477
6.0 |
The Guardian
When it works best, each added ingredient enriches the journey. Sadly, much of the rest of the album is difficult to engage with
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6.0
55606
6.0 |
Mojo
Unlikely laptop electronica hero embarks on musical travelogue. Print edition only
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6.0
55607
6.0 |
Q
It may be a little too low-key for its own good but it's full of dog-eared charm. Print edition only
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6.0
55640
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
The album was inspired by world travel, but it has a pleasantly isolated feel: a portable home, conjured between headphones
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6.0
55580
6.0 |
Time Out
All sorts of obscure twanging instruments crop up, often buried under nostalgic layers of haze and distortion
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