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9.0
60238
9.0 |
musicOMH
At a time when so little that is warm, life-enhancing or joyous seems to be emanating from Syria, this – surely – can only make the wonderful music that he provides even more of a wonderful thing
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9.0
60370
9.0 |
Fact
While some people may prefer the lower fidelity grit of their cassette releases, Four Tet has done a solid job in making Syria’s underdogs a heavyweight force
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8.5
60881
8.5 |
The Quietus
This music transcends barriers of language and culture, able to inspire fans in both East and West - and at the same time, can help dissipate those increasingly outdated divides
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8.0
60237
8.0 |
Time Out
Genuinely is a contender for the dance album of the year because, apart from anything else, it’s massive fun to dance to
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8.0
60254
8.0 |
Mojo
Producer Kieran Hebden has wisely left off altering the singer's hyper-rhythmic, hip-rolling dabke-techno hybrid too much. Print edition only
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8.0
60410
8.0 |
Spin
A simple thing you've never heard before
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8.0
60448
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Approach this record with an open mind and you'll be surprised at how easily you can get caught up in it
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8.0
60239
8.0 |
All Music
Sa'id's trademark keyboards are completely mind melting; his virtuoso pitchwheel acrobatics are manic; his textured rhythms link lyrics and melodies so precisely that even in odd time and key signatures they are compulsively irresistible
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8.0
60240
8.0 |
The Fly
Thanks to the sheer joy with which he performs it (produced here for the first time by Kieran Hebden), it’s irresistibly, inevitably satisfying
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8.0
60241
8.0 |
NME
His music is a blast – a high-speed collision of folk tradition and electronic instrumentation
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8.0
60242
8.0 |
The Irish Times
World music? More like out of this world music
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8.0
60243
8.0 |
Q
Quite unlike any other record you'll hear this year. Print edition only
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8.0
60244
8.0 |
Uncut
That it also captures the chaos of his live show is no small achievement
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7.5
60525
7.5 |
Pretty Much Amazing
It’s Souleyman’s vocals that ground the music, and makes the album both so penetratingly exciting and foreign
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7.5
60562
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
You don’t need to understand the lyrics to appreciate Wenu Wenu and know that it speaks of love, hope and dreams. This is a record that moves and moves
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7.2
60406
7.2 |
Pitchfork
The music here can compete against any kind of dance music being made right now, and succeed
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7.0
60294
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
This is party music, to be sure – it's a hot, fresh and, given our domestic Arab-phobia, radical sound
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7.0
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7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Insane dance party music
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6.0
60856
6.0 |
Under The Radar
Indeed, this is supposed to be dance music and with that in mind, this is some rather bumping stuff
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6.0
60459
6.0 |
Evening Standard
It’s the music of regional weddings transposed to a festival stage or nightclub
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6.0
60245
6.0 |
The Observer
Happily for purists, Hebden doesn't tamper with the duo's mojo
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