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Dead Son Rising

Gary Numan

Dead Son Rising

Collection of demos and offcuts reworked by the electro-pop pioneer and producer Ade Fenton, released before a 2012 album of new material

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5.6

Label
Mortal
UK Release date
24/10/2011
US Release date
06/12/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    [A] satisfying compilation with its lugubrious and luxurious electronic introspection created by an artist once again near the height of his powers
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  2. 7.0 |   All Music

    While Dead Son Rising isn't likely to propel him back into the mainstream, it's an impressively bold affair that ensures his cult status will remain intact
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  3. 6.7 |   A.V. Club

    There are plenty of interchangeably gray moments, but there are also some winners
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  4. 6.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Dead Son Rising suggests that Numan is trying to stay vibrant in the world of music that he helped spawn, but he does so without borrowing from younger generations
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  5. 6.0 |   NME

    The stage is now set for him to deliver a latter-day masterpiece ... but this – a collection of offcuts revamped in the industrial style that has characterised his recent work – isn’t it
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  6. 2.0 |   PopMatters

    It almost hurts to pan this album but probably not as much as listening to the whole thing a fourth time
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