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  • Summary: This is the first full-length release in nine years from Richard Fearless' electronic project Death In Vegas.
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  1. Jun 6, 2025
    90
    It is an intoxicating mix, adding another striking feather to the bow of Richard Fearless.
  2. Uncut
    Jun 5, 2025
    80
    A surprisingly moving reflection of the big issues - family, death and companionship - as he processes his feelings through caustic noise and deep-flanged techno. [Ju 2025, p.31]
  3. Jun 5, 2025
    80
    On Death Mask, Fearless lifts the lid on what lies beneath and exposes his true self in ways that he’s always been reluctant to entertain. Fearless honesty suits him.
  4. Jun 5, 2025
    80
    "While My Machines Gently Weep" brings to mind the trippy, shoegaze-influenced techno of Daniel Avery, while others are closer to the stark, dub-informed tracks by Surgeon and the Sandwell District collective. "Roseville" is percolating electro-techno with snapping beats, and "Hazel" is akin to a bullet-train head rush.
  5. Jul 22, 2025
    80
    For all of its strong concepts and interesting conceits, Death Mask still has plenty of bangers, too.
  6. Mojo
    Jun 5, 2025
    60
    Death Mask makes for a visceral, at time abrasive listen. [Jul 2025, p.85]