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Basar

Africaine 808

Basar

Debut album from this new West African-influenced project by Berlin-based DJ Nomad, produced by Dirk Levers

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Golf Channel
UK Release date
26/02/2016
US Release date
26/02/2016
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Africaine 808 have perfected a highly effective remedy to standing still. Print edition only

  2. 7.9 |   Pitchfork

    They have assembled a vast glossary of fresh sounds, considerably enriching the language of contemporary dance music in the process
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  3. 7.6 |   Resident Advisor

    As a survey of Africa's influence on contemporary dance music, Basar is an inspiring document. As an album, it's every bit as good
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  4. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    They should surely be commended for their brave experiments, especially when the outcome is as surprising and enjoyable as this
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  5. 7.0 |   Clash

    The album is at its strongest when it bravely introduces seemingly incompatible music styles to each other
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  6. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Basar is marred by a couple of misguided forays into coffee-table trip-hop, but when Africaine 808 aim for the dancefloor, they usually hit the spot. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Crack

    While a number of tracks work excellently in isolation, it’s still too easy to discern the separately delineated voices of Leyers and Nomad on individual tracks to consider Basar a successful work of synthesis
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  8. 6.0 |   The FT

    Challenging the stereotype of Berlin as a bastion of austere minimal techno and little else, Africaine 808 show off a more cosmopolitan side to the city’s nightlife
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