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8.3
88110
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Overall, this is DJ Shadow’s best work since his early-aughts heyday
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8.0
88113
8.0 |
The Guardian
Once the onslaught of ideas becomes less disorienting, however, it just feels impressive in its inventiveness
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8.0
88074
8.0 |
The Skinny
The methods have changed but Shadow's unorthodox sense of rhythm remains reassuringly familiar
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8.0
88166
8.0 |
Q
At last Davis has rediscovered the hidden door to that entrancing night-time world. Print edition only
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8.0
88302
8.0 |
Evening Standard
DJ Shadow fuses original songwriting and samples on his intriguing new album
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7.5
88748
7.5 |
Under The Radar
There's a slow burn to many of the tracks, movements building like waves, and when they crash, it's glorious
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7.0
88602
7.0 |
Clash
Stands tonally a much stronger package than his last two releases and is filled with far more highs than lows
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7.0
88238
7.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Mountain won’t bowl you over, but it’s quality work from a quality artist who will forever live in his own shadow
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7.0
88072
7.0 |
Exclaim
Pretend this is someone's debut, and you'll hear an excellent new album by an ambitious talent
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7.0
88107
7.0 |
All Music
The whole thing sounds like it was created in a state of fevered inspiration
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7.0
88156
7.0 |
Spin
Only somewhat transcendent in its quiet moments, and the highs are too few and ephemeral. It’s quaint — a step away from the zeitgeist, but not quite future enough
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7.0
88159
7.0 |
The Music
The unsettlingly dark pace rarely lets up
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6.7
88073
6.7 |
Consequence Of Sound
Sonically intriguing and full of depth, the unmistakably morose content suggest a soul-searching adventure, one which Shadow is all too eager to share with the rest of the world
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6.6
88152
6.6 |
Pitchfork
A freewheeling, low-stakes journey through the contemporary sounds that inspire his practice
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6.5
88090
6.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Though The Mountain Will Fall cannot be considered a failure by any means, it does continue the trend of his recent work being left firmly in the shadow of his past
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6.0
88064
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
Embraces the new with mixed results
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6.0
88123
6.0 |
The Observer
His fifth album emphasises live instrumentation and innovative production software, rather than the sampling on which he built his reputation
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6.0
88180
6.0 |
Mojo
With more hits than misses, Shadow is back in the frame. Print edition only
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6.0
88396
6.0 |
Gig Soup
‘The Mountain Will Fall’ marks an optimistic return for DJ Shadow, but said optimism is often overshadowed by a lack of execution – the kind of execution we’re come to expect
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6.0
88406
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
DJ Shadow remains a remarkable artist, and there is plenty on The Mountain Will Fall to prove that
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6.0
88629
6.0 |
The Irish Times
There’s no denying that he sounds like he’s having a whale of a time throughout
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5.0
88433
5.0 |
Mixmag
If only Shadow would just ease off on the tinkering and fidgeting
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4.4
88209
4.4 |
Resident Advisor
His music sounds bland, as if it was designed for chillout compilations or cocktail lounges
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4.0
89151
4.0 |
PopMatters
The Mountain Will Fall, despite being released nearly 20 years after Shadow's debut masterpiece Endtroducing....., is still less innovative at release than the original is decades after coming out
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4.0
88116
4.0 |
The Independent
There’s a dispiriting aridity about The Mountain Will Fall, which lacks the joyous eclecticism of DJ Shadow’s earlier albums
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4.0
88120
4.0 |
The FT
Shadow allows the tempo to subside into dull instrumentals, produced with impeccable attention to detail but scant sense of drama
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4.0
88071
4.0 |
NME
Sounds, at best, like a decent mixtape made by someone with pretty good taste. Thing is, you can probably make one of those yourself
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4.0
88105
4.0 |
DIY
DJ Shadow delivers one incendiary cracker - a great collaboration with Run the Jewels - in a sea of beige.
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4.0
88075
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Devoid of elevation
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