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MojoDec 18, 2013This, their literally titled second, is equally arresting [as their debut]. [Apr 2013, p.94]
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Q MagazineDec 18, 2013A surprisingly easy album to enjoy. [Mar 2013, p.105]
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UncutDec 18, 201312 dark, noisy tracks blessed with unexpected details. [Mar 2013, p.75]
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Dec 18, 2013One for the long drive ahead as you watch the white lines get consumed by the night.
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Dec 18, 2013What K-X-P are dealing in is label-less music; complex, iron-gripping sounds delivered with towering bombast. It should be a mess. It should be unlistenable. But it’s not--it’s extraordinary.
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Dec 18, 2013It's thanks to these big highlights that II becomes a record you walk away from only remembering the best parts, as they largely overshadow all else.
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Dec 18, 2013K-X-P II is much more than an experiment in tinkering with vintage instruments and influences. The balance of a big, yet primitive sound is ripe for filtering south beyond the confines of the world’s second most northern capital.
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Dec 18, 2013It’s not trance, it’s not electro, it’s not quite orchestral--it’s not quite anything. They are a band with good ideas but unsteady appeal.
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Dec 18, 2013Though KXP's new brevity suits more traditional fare such as Easy (Infinity Waits), it snuffs out the promise of epic experiments like Magnetic North and Dark Satellite.
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Dec 18, 2013The beat pulses seductively on ‘Staring At The Moon’. ‘Flags & Crosses’ sounds like a nasty Bee Gees. But then it all goes a bit wrong.