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8.0
84051
8.0 |
Mojo
Africaine 808 have perfected a highly effective remedy to standing still. Print edition only
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7.9
83962
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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7.6
83961
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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7.0
83965
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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7.0
84052
7.0 |
Clash
The album is at its strongest when it bravely introduces seemingly incompatible music styles to each other
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6.0
84053
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
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6.0
83963
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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6.0
83964
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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