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Scholars

Buke And Gase

Scholars

Third album of experimental indie pop from Arone Dyer (buke) and Aron Sanchez (gase), named after the handmade instruments they created

ADM rating[?]

7.3

Label
Brassland
UK Release date
18/01/2019
US Release date
18/01/2019
  1. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    The Brooklynites fizz with undimmed hallucinogenic effervescence on a third album that could credibly pass as some warped relic issuing from a future civilisation
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    The oddball duo of Arone Dyer and Aron Sanchez rage in a noise-rock playground, sometimes using instruments handmade in Sanchez's workshop. Amid the racket, Dyer's yearning gives political screeds the intimacy of a lover's spat. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    One of the most inventive and original-sounding artists out there
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  4. 8.0 |   Uncut

    BAG's core values remain intact, but it's an exhilarating advance. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Sputnik Music (staff)

    A strange and fidgety album that is guaranteed to evade umbrella classification
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  6. 8.0 |   Earbuddy

    You will love this album. Maybe you will. Maybe you won't. But maybe you will
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  7. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    It knows exactly when to peel each layer back to isolate every drum kick and synth chord, like a miraculous sonic onion, so that every element is exposed
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  8. 7.5 |   Pitchfork

    The experimental pop duo (mostly) puts down their namesake instruments to fold more electronic elements into their potent songs
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  9. 7.5 |   Under The Radar

    This is an album that moves beyond any expectation you may have for this band and into an entirely more textured, unexpected realm
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  10. 7.0 |   All Music

    There are moments on Scholars where Buke and Gase are clearly still finding their feet in their new electronic landscapes, but the album is an ambitious and adventurous set of music that's every bit as engaged as anything they've ever released
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  11. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    While there are some decent enough ideas to be enjoyed on Buke and Gase's latest studio album, it's ultimately a rather flat listen that doesn't challenge anywhere near enough as it should
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