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10.0
106079
10.0 |
The Independent
Gaika breaks new ground on the UK music scene and asserts himself as one of the most provocative and multitalented young artists of this generation
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9.0
106083
9.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Basic Volume serves as a mirror to the one we have already created. Gaika is not just the artist we want, but the artist society desperately needs
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8.5
106084
8.5 |
The Quietus
This is a vital debut that captures a dark, uncertain time, but counters displacement - in all its forms - with grace, nerve, and a spine-tingling call to arms, and perhaps just as importantly, a call to dance
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8.3
106169
8.3 |
A.V. Club
Basic Volume is noisy and abrasive, but it’s also frequently beautiful, and it speaks as loudly as it takes to be heard
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8.0
106093
8.0 |
The FT
Recasts Jamaican dancehall, reggae, gothic electronics and Afrobeats into an imposing new structure
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8.0
106087
8.0 |
The Guardian
This is a terrifically impressive and populist debut that can speak to anyone trying to deal with our fractious world
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8.0
106080
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
A haunting picture of rebellion and black existence
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8.0
106081
8.0 |
musicOMH
A strong, distinctive debut from a promising artist whose maturity and versatility are already apparent, highly recommended for fans of electronic music and dancehall
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8.0
106082
8.0 |
Crack
SOPHIE-produced Immigrant Sons is the album’s most daring point – bringing together the seemingly disparate and distinct sounds of PC Music and dancehall to create something staggeringly contemporary
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6.0
106092
6.0 |
The Observer
Basic Volume moves Gaika’s art on apace, with standout tracks such as Born Thieves, or Black Empire (Killmonger Riddim) or Immigrant Sons (Pesos and Gas) all foregrounding Gaika’s political bent and tunefulness like never before
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6.0
106111
6.0 |
Q
Ghetto-futurist innovator conjures up dancehall dystopia. Print edition only
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4.0
106275
4.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
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