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9.0
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Pitchfork
Psychic is rife with extraterrestrial atmosphere and alien texture, but it never strays into pure ambience
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9.0
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9.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
They’re challenging listeners to look at music and dance with a completely renewed lens, to forget what was normal and move on with an urge to protest what’s formulated
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8.3
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8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
Two exceedingly talented craftsmen going for a joyride in their spaceship and inviting you to tag along in the back seat
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Skinny
Darkside’s success in opening up these soundscapes to rock’s outer realms demonstrates the duo’s remarkably intuitive creative bond
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8.0
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8.0 |
musicOMH
It’s this that’s the major takeaway from Darkside and Psychic: combining the music of the rock kids and the music of the dance kids doesn’t have to sound like LCD Soundsystem
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Guardian
A solemn, autumnal affair – a perfect accompaniment to the nights drawing in
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8.0
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The Irish Times
A hugely engrossing and highly enjoyable trip to the far side
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8.0
59693
8.0 |
Clash
An album underpinned by control, and a record that’s ruthlessly – often impeccably – efficient in its construct
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The clash of opposites, of songs blossoming half way through to reveal what’s lurking under a shadowy edifice, features prominently throughout
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8.0
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8.0 |
The 405
It's hard not admire this confusing yet infectious creature
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8.0
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8.0 |
The Fly
Psychic is perfectly executed, impenetrable. Merely listening is impossible. It forces itself upon you
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8.0
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8.0 |
DIY
Electronic in the loosest, most deformed sense, 'Psychic' rips up convention from the seams to the centre
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8.0
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8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s a bold transition from the atmospheric EP released two years ago
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8.0
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8.0 |
Spin
Call it progressive house, but in the Pink Floyd sense of "progressive," with Jaar's seductive and slo-mo 90-BPM beat offering a very specific idea of "house"
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8.0
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8.0 |
State
A work of cold beauty; a music stark and dense in its colour; its hue is of a melancholic shade
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8.0
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8.0 |
Mojo
If it is meant to be a Pink Floyd homage, then it's an entertaining and highly distinctive one. Print edition only
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8.0
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Under The Radar
While its creators may disagree on categorization, one thing's for sure: whatever Psychic is, it's fascinating
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7.3
59690
7.3 |
Bowlegs
A curious collaboration that doesn’t always come off, but in the Darkside pair’s laid-back way it’s a consistently restless and alluringly detailed one
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7.0
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7.0 |
Fact
For a record that wears its retro influences so openly, Psychic is surprisingly forward-thinking
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7.0
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7.0 |
Uncut
Moonlit electro blues from New York duo. Print edition only
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7.0
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7.0 |
NME
As a whole, it’s winningly Lynchian, and ballsy enough to open with an 11-minute song
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7.0
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7.0 |
All Music
The album floats by like a strange, faraway dream
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6.0
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6.0 |
The Observer
Generally, electric guitars do not have a natural simpatico with deep digital music. But here, Jaar's staticky nocturnal productions come augmented by guitar and vocals
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