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8.0
78191
8.0 |
Clash
The joy of this album is that it doesn't try to be overly modern or westernised and yet, in a subtle manner, it is
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8.0
78246
8.0 |
Exclaim
The trademark synth-heavy dance sound of the former wedding singer features a bit of a more traditional folk flavour this time around, and it suits him perfectly
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8.0
78250
8.0 |
NOW
The crisp production makes this more accessible to newbies, but it’s definitely still a Souleyman album
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8.0
78292
8.0 |
The Guardian
Melodies are both abrasive and ebullient, chattering endlessly like raucous birdsong
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8.0
78306
8.0 |
Q
Exuberant, part-banging love songs. Print edition only
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8.0
78436
8.0 |
The Quietus
Souleyman only ever wanted to spread harmony among his fellow men and he seems to do that pretty well, both on a musical and spiritual level
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8.0
78451
8.0 |
musicOMH
If you’ve followed his career for years you may feel the electronic dressing smooths off a few of the appealingly rougher edges of his and Sa’id’s sound – but if anything they show just how far ahead he remains stylistically
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8.0
78522
8.0 |
PopMatters
If you’re not dancing or clapping while listening, you’re doing something wrong
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7.5
78443
7.5 |
Spectrum Culture
Bahdeni Nami is the sound of staying up all night. Indeed, after you listen to it or any of Souleyman’s albums, you may never fall asleep
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7.5
78270
7.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
For those who are familiar with Souleyman’s work, there may be nothing particularly new sonically on Bahdeni Nami. Regardless, it still remains a dizzying and exhilarating affair, preserving Souleyman’s power as an artist and performer
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7.5
78216
7.5 |
Consequence Of Sound
Souleyman’s music won’t be accessible to everyone, but his passion makes itself evident in every part of this record
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7.2
78844
7.2 |
Resident Advisor
Bahdeni Nami seems less about Omar Souleyman the band and more about repurposing its music for a very different kind of dance floor
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7.0
78122
7.0 |
Crack
There is a real yearning sorrow inspiring the husky vocals and this echoes over the landscape of the whole album
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7.0
78285
7.0 |
All Music
Despite various flourishes, these producers try hard to remain true to Souleyman's spirit and, with only one exception, succeed in spades
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6.2
78521
6.2 |
Pitchfork
As the album progresses, the music becomes static and, in most instances, redundant
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6.0
78123
6.0 |
NME
Maybe we’re being greedy: Souleyman popped up with a sound like nothing else on the planet, and now we want him to innovate again?
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6.0
78607
6.0 |
Spin
Maybe he should go full-on acoustic, or enlist an adventurous duet partner like his onetime remix client Björk. But simply slowing down is slowing him down
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6.0
78504
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Souleyman’s dizzy music requires little more than some production spit and polish to hit the mark
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2.0
78264
2.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Bahdeni Nami is nothing more than a dull and flat dance record, dressed in the trappings of the 'exotic' and 'worldly'. Someone in the marketing department must be cackling with glee at his or her plan to woo us dumb Westerners into buying it
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