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10.0
89259
10.0 |
The Skinny
25 25 is music as heartbeat (and screw the arrhythmia). Essential
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9.0
89311
9.0 |
musicOMH
At the heart of 25 25 burns a very punk ethos. This is a synth. This is another. This is a drum machine. Now make an album. It may be simple, but it’s definitely not stupid
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8.5
89278
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It is a record with delights at times so irresistible it physically moves the listener. With their adaptation proving so successful, it’s evident Factory Floor will significantly thrive within their new environment
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8.5
89363
8.5 |
Under The Radar
Dirty, hedonistic, and majestic, 25 25 is the sound of dance music at its most astonishing
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8.0
89355
8.0 |
The Guardian
From the motorised propulsion of Slow Listen to the squelchy groove of Dial Me In, there’s more to this act than sheer oomph
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8.0
89361
8.0 |
NME
Some tracks will have you dancing; some simply stomping your feet in determined anger
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8.0
89378
8.0 |
DIY
Factory Floor’s second album sounds as great in a bedroom as it would do in any sweaty nightclub
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8.0
89381
8.0 |
The Quietus
On first few listens it functions as background noise to daily routine, but 25 25 gradually comes to insist on your attention: it’s more demanding than it lets on at first – more necessary
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8.0
89389
8.0 |
The Observer
25 25 is uncompromisingly machine music, but keeps the body very much in view
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8.0
89279
8.0 |
Q
If many tracks sound like the back-half of an extended mix, the effect is never short of mesmerising. Print edition only
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8.0
89280
8.0 |
Uncut
These crafted tracks are built for dancefloor delirium, yet darkness and unsettlement abound. Print edition only
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8.0
89465
8.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
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7.0
89260
7.0 |
The Music
Sparse, shuddering rhythm tracks that lock your body in with their compelling economy
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7.0
89263
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
While 25 25 is an uneasy listen at first, it's worth the perseverance even when giving up seems like the only plausible option
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7.0
89434
7.0 |
Clash
It’s less of a seismic shift from their debut, and more of a progressive tweak towards something much bigger
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6.0
89383
6.0 |
The FT
25 25’s determinedly minimalist music turns reduction into a virtue, or at least attempts to
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6.0
89377
6.0 |
Mojo
25 25's monomaniacal quest for the ultimate groove occasionally leaves the listener behind. Print edition only
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6.0
89346
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Dark, nocturnal and hypnotic
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6.0
89586
6.0 |
Resident Advisor
Factory Floor's aesthetic is rarely comforting, and yet their new music finds its feet as it revisits old habits
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6.0
89701
6.0 |
Crack
The duo have actively explored the cavities of acid- saturated techno from their debut and enhanced its percussive thump
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6.0
89831
6.0 |
State
Worth a listen, and it’s fun to imagine just how much throttle will be added to these tracks once brought to life in front of an audience
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6.0
89262
6.0 |
Pitchfork
It’s tirelessly energetic, but often in a brute way
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5.8
89261
5.8 |
Consequence Of Sound
This is an album you need to be in the right mindset for. Knowing that you’re going to be treated to nonstop beats and pulses will go a long way towards initial and continued enjoyment of this one
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5.0
89267
5.0 |
PopMatters
Factory Floor take their minimalist aesthetic to dramatic new extremes on their second studio album of retro house music
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4.0
90159
4.0 |
No Ripcord
Continually tedious and far too long for its own good, 25 25 is a almost hour-long endurance test that refuses to let itself out of the duo’s own head
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4.0
90271
4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
A whole bunch of ones and zeros that we won’t think of twice once we’ve clicked delete
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