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9.0
92977
9.0 |
Drowned In Sound
A record that, rather than personifying the expectant inner surge that accompanies daybreak (that’ll surely be left to Vol. 2) yields to the dark energy of a transporting, heavy dusk
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9.0
93066
9.0 |
The Quietus
Moon Duo’s psychedelic krautrock space jams offer more than mere entertainment; their almost physical relentlessness and swirling depths dispense some sort of cerebral, if not spiritual, nourishment
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8.0
93697
8.0 |
Gig Soup
??Psychedelic space rock that is by turns relentless and insistent, occasionally unrelenting and unremitting at the same time, as it ponders the dark seasonal energy of the northern hemisphere
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8.0
92908
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
An album of woozy nuggets of sonic delirium
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8.0
92914
8.0 |
The Skinny
What is surprising is how this darker direction unearths a hitherto unearthed pop sensibility in Moon Duo
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8.0
92922
8.0 |
Uncut
This is pretty funky stuff, with a tight and bouncy tone throughout. Print edition only
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8.0
92923
8.0 |
Mojo
These are top space-jams. Print edition only
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7.1
93359
7.1 |
Pitchfork
The latest LP from Moon Duo builds on their psychedelic formula—corroded guitars, kraut rhythms, steely grit—and allows them to indulge their most sinister tendencies
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7.0
93547
7.0 |
musicOMH
A worthy instalment in the Moon Duo canon and a fine record on its own terms
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7.0
92988
7.0 |
The 405
The more challenging half of the record may still to be released, but judging by the vibrant band on display on Volume 1, we need not worry
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7.0
92918
7.0 |
Exclaim
Occult Architecture Vol. 1 isn't as daring as its literary influences would suggest, but it succeeds often, particularly when it varies from its central sounds.
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7.0
92891
7.0 |
The Music
It definitely feels like a journey into darkness; The Death Set, Cult Of Moloch and White Rose placing the listener on the shadier side of the Moon Duo cosmos. Bring on Vol 2
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7.0
92902
7.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Ripley Johnson and Sanae Yamada continue to draw on the same touchstones that have shaped their sound to date
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6.2
92889
6.2 |
Earbuddy
Occult Architecture Vol. 1 is built strong like Moon Duo’s previous efforts, but cracks are definitely there
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6.0
92872
6.0 |
The Guardian
Undoubtedly one for the purists, but it’s hard not to admire their focus
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6.0
92883
6.0 |
All Music
This feels less like a step in any direction than it does a pleasantly trippy holding pattern
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5.0
93003
5.0 |
Spectrum Culture
Occult Architecture isn’t a fatal flaw in the MD oeuvre, just a step that disappoints at times while still managing to provide glimpses of the pair’s raw, and considerable, powers
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