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9.0
108211
9.0 |
PopMatters
After a four-year absence, Vessel's Queen of Golden Dogs leaves behind desolate beats for stunningly over-saturated electronic and chamber compositions
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8.2
108549
8.2 |
Sputnik Music (staff)
A non-household album by an oft-overlooked electronic artist/producer, Queen of Golden Dogs is an intriguing, mysteriously intelligent dark horse of a record. Fans of broader electronic/experimental pieces, prepare to be delighted in the delirious lunacy of Vessel’s apex-to-date
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8.0
108396
8.0 |
The Guardian
A gloriously weird electro-odyssey
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8.0
108212
8.0 |
Pitchfork
Leaving behind the beats of his previous work, the Bristol producer takes up chamber instruments, choral arrangements, and digital mayhem on a dizzying album about the nature of the self
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8.0
108213
8.0 |
Crack
This is an extraordinary, exhilarating and unstable piece of art where beauty and affection exist right next to upheaval and metamorphosis, just like life
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7.8
108614
7.8 |
Resident Advisor
What's most impressive is Gainsborough's commitment to integrating classical music on Queen Of Golden Dogs. The results, far from being grandiose, are rough, eloquent and compassionate
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7.0
108631
7.0 |
No Ripcord
Gainsborough makes his point across nine drastically different tracks that range from austere choral performances (Torno-me eles e nau-u) to pitch-bent harpsichord instrumentals (Arcanum)
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7.0
108439
7.0 |
musicOMH
Queen Of Golden Dogs is Vessel at their most direct and bold, and the result is often overwhelming, sometimes confusing, and always fascinating
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7.0
108313
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
The most successful (and most fascinating) tracks are those that engage with the dancefloor, or at least with rhythm, rather than do away with it completely
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7.0
108210
7.0 |
Earbuddy
It’s manic, energetic, and wild, and it makes some of the tamer experiments on the album look staid by comparison
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6.0
108334
6.0 |
Mojo
This is an engrossing ride. Print edition only
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6.0
108377
6.0 |
The Irish Times
Ultimately, Queen of Golden Dogs asserts Vessel’s position as a key contributor to Bristol’s continually evolving sound
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