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MagnetColder achieves a startling freshness on its second full-length that few post-punk bands can even hope to approach. [#70, p.89]
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More hypnotically dark gems.
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MojoWhile there's more than a little influence from early New Order here, one can also hear echoes of Suicide, PiL's Metal Box and the motorik reveries of Cluster. [Jul 2005, p.112]
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Reminiscent without sounding derivative, this is another fine effort from Tan.
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It's all beautifully insidious.
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Q MagazineIt pushes many of the same buttons as DFA/LCD Soundsystem, but with a sensuous Gallic cool missing from the more angular Anglo-Americans. [Jul 2005, p.112]
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BlenderEnough human warmth sneaks through to make this second album exciting and affecting. [Nov 2005, p.133]
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New Musical Express (NME)Dry, controlled music. [11 Jun 2005, p.67]
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Flimsy replicas of rock history.
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Vulcanized basslines, ice-burn synth washes, and helium-fused guitar lines again serve as his trademarks, and Nguyen has yet to shed his reliance on preset dub-lines to offset his lumpen beats. He may seem a bit more comfortable with English, but his lyrics have waned with his accent.
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UncutWhat little humanity Colder once possessed has been erased. [Jul 2005, p.96]
User score distribution:
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Positive: 3 out of 4
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Mixed: 1 out of 4
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Negative: 0 out of 4
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MarkBFeb 27, 2006At its best intriguing, at its worst uninspired. Would have been better pared down to a 5-track EP.
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RicardoVNov 5, 2005Absolutely outstanding!