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Sweatbox Dynasty

Tobacco

Sweatbox Dynasty

Fourth album of experimental electronic hip-hop from the Black Moth Super Rainbow frontman, made mostly with pre-digital synths

ADM rating[?]

6.1

Label
Ghostly International
UK Release date
19/08/2016
US Release date
19/08/2016
  1. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Though the album isn’t an entreaty for mass acceptance, Tobacco’s music does sound increasingly comfortable in its stitched-up skin
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  2. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    As much as Sweatbox Dynasty shoots for decaying, warped synth rhythms, Tobacco can't hide his penchant for sleek melodies
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  3. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The Tobacco bug is a harmless .exe file, triggered remotely every few years by an anonymous prank hacker in Pittsburg. First codenamed as Black Moth Super Rainbow, the program would mash together corrupted MIDI files – such as flutes, synthesizers, acoustic guitars, and vocoders - into a 40-minute collection of MP3s
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  4. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Tries for a slightly less confrontational, still-unconventional take on synthpop
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  5. 6.0 |   Under The Radar

    Dynasty may be unsettling to casual listeners, but deep in the heart of this record is a clandestine passion for melody and soulful grooves
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  6. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Because it hovers in an uncommitted middle ground, it never becomes clear what Fec’s trying to do
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  7. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    The whole endeavour feels destined for the bargain bin
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