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8.0
68992
8.0 |
Exclaim
Simian Mobile Disco's dedication to challenging their tried-and-true formula has found them coming off looser and more resourceful than ever
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8.0
68993
8.0 |
The Skinny
Nodding to classic synth music's origins while never descending into pastiche or retromania, Whorl feels like a bold new direction for the duo
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8.0
68994
8.0 |
Mojo
A more elemental approach to dance music, with the charge led by the celestial gallop of Tangent. Print edition only
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8.0
68989
8.0 |
The Music
Building from an egoless beat, the pair gradually add their trademark melodic flourishes and bleeps before deconstructing, then reassembling
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8.0
69079
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
It’s woozy, gauzy and engrossing stuff
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7.0
68995
7.0 |
Uncut
Old fashioned analogue techno constructed from springtime jam sessions in the Californian desert. Print edition only
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7.0
69268
7.0 |
Fact
It’s solid, proficient, fun – not quite transcendent, but, the sort of left turn that feels natural and uncontrived
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7.0
69652
7.0 |
The Quietus
In the end Whorl feels overlong, and the excitement and variation of the first two thirds of the album eventually dissipates into a somnolent slog
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6.7
69261
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
The duo freed themselves from the constraints of the status quo and widened the channel for their own inner beings to communicate
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6.5
69257
6.5 |
Pitchfork
A record that finds SMD operating at half-speed when the accelerator is pedal is close within their reach
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6.0
69228
6.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Considering Simian Mobile Disco’s heritage, it’s refreshing that the most appealing parts of Whorl are when the duo abandon exactly the musical nuances they’re known for
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6.0
69335
6.0 |
All Music
Whorl is more likely to enhance stargazing than to provoke movement. It's a stimulating change of pace from a continually evolving duo who could easily play it safe
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6.0
69908
6.0 |
Q
Electro duo find depth in simplicity. Print edition only
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6.0
70476
6.0 |
Beardfood
Nice ideas never go unexplored; each riff ridden till death
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6.0
68990
6.0 |
NME
The dance duo ditch their computers and head for new beat-less territory with the bare minimum in tow
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6.0
68991
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Whorl may not have the drive, 4/4 thrust or pop touches of SMD’s earlier works, but it is a warm, pulsing, likeable thing
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5.0
69218
5.0 |
Under The Radar
It's often fairly pretty, and every now and then it demands attention, but ultimately this is a record that fades into the background for almost its entire running time
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