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Dimensional People

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Dimensional People

Eleventh album from the German experimental electronic duo Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma featuring Bryce Dessner, Aaron Dessner, Justin Vernon and Sam Amidon

ADM rating[?]

6.7

Label
Thrill Jockey
UK Release date
13/04/2018
US Release date
13/04/2018
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The album often takes on the attributes of a free-flowing jam session, and the idea is that the many guests contributed to it in whatever way they wanted
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    It is the weirder, wilder, experimental material that makes this a significant new career benchmark for the German duo, their boldest and possibly best album so far. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    MOM take the greatest of liberties with these sound sources, fragmenting and processing them into unrecognizable forms, and even occasionally playing them straight. Print edition only

  4. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Collaboration doesn't just play an important part in the album's sound, it's become the sole M.O.
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  5. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    The duo’s try-anything spirit remains embedded in every note
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  6. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    Dimensional People is a refreshing release for a group who have proven that their musical prowess is as boundless as the soundscapes they create-and they look poised to push these limits of post-digital music even further
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  7. 6.5 |   Spectrum Culture

    Dimensional People ends up as uneven as it is uncompromising
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  8. 6.5 |   Earbuddy

    For as uneven as Dimensional People is, you can’t deny the ambition or the curiosity of Mouse on Mars
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  9. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    Dimensional People feels a bit 2D
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  10. 6.0 |   Evening Standard

    Flashes of beauty, as with Aviation’s looped guitar and dots of backing vocals, keep the weirdness just about at bay.
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  11. 6.0 |   Q

    Its multi-layered ambience is indicative of the record as a whole and it serves to highlight this duo's zest for reinvention. Print edition only

  12. 4.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Dimensional People wants to be a major rap album, complete with cameos stacked way high, all epic and prodigal. But it’s just not all there
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