Everything Is Recorded by Richard Russell
by Everything Is Recorded
  • Record Label: XL
  • Release Date: Feb 16, 2018
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75

Generally favorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 20, 2018
    60
    At its least interesting, Everything Is Recorded is a compilation album, not a million miles from Albarn’s Gorillaz (fortysomething English guy makes hip-hop-derived album with stellar cast). But it is one whose centre remains tantalisingly unreachable.
  2. Mojo
    Feb 15, 2018
    60
    Everything Is Recorded has its sublime moments, but despite a pervasive post-tricky hip-hop nocturnalism and some loopy-interlude glue sprinkled through, it's just too disparate to cohere into a compelling whole. [Mar 2018, p.92]
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7.9

Generally favorable reviews- based on 13 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 12 out of 13
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 13
  3. Negative: 0 out of 13
  1. clem666
    Mar 11, 2021
    8
    Amazingly striking project. Production is marvelous, the crossing between multiples genres is ballsy and a huge success. It is true thatAmazingly striking project. Production is marvelous, the crossing between multiples genres is ballsy and a huge success. It is true that Sampha's voice, lyrics and flow does almost all the most remarkable work on 'Everything Is Recorded'. However it would have lack a lot without the constant presence of the other significant artists as the duo Ibeyi, Kamasi Washington's saxophone and Infinte Coles.

    The concept and the message discussed all along the album are great. I love the way all these artists can sing but also keep silence to let the music speak to let te atmosphere be. Interludes are calm, really enjoyable and don't feel like being too much for nothing.

    All this record oozes of purity, simplicity and beauty.    … Full Review »
  2. OrenBrown
    Feb 23, 2018
    6
    This album is a collaborative effort of the record label, XL Recordings, curated and produced by label owner Richard Russell, with anThis album is a collaborative effort of the record label, XL Recordings, curated and produced by label owner Richard Russell, with an assortment of the labels artists enlisted as features. Unsurprisingly, Sampha kills it on this record, except for the title track which was a little lackluster to me. Giggs' cameo track was cool, and Kamasi Washington's saxophone was as sleek as every (but didn't necessarily fit the vibe of the album.) Sampha's "Close But Not Quite" and Obongjayar's "She Said" make for a very strong start to the album but all in all the record doesn't flow that well and steadily declines in quality. The production throughout is very good, but the project doesn't mesh amazingly well in my opinion.… Full Review »
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