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- Record Label: XL Recordings
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Feb 28, 2025Russell converts extemporaneous dialogue from the participants into collage-like pieces across the LP. Other thematically relevant choices for samples and interpolations -- including songs by Shawn Smith, Jackson C. Frank, and Molly Drake, all of whom are deceased -- add even more emotional resonance. Melody is foregrounded by a cross-generational ensemble of 18 featured voices and winds players.
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Feb 28, 2025For longtime fans of Everything Is Recorded, this album represents a bold new chapter-one that trades frenetic energy for quiet reflection. And for newcomers, ‘Temporary’ is a stunning introduction to Richard Russell’s ever-evolving musical world.
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UncutFeb 28, 2025Is by turns light, sunny and soulful, if a bit self-satisfied in places. [Feb 2025, p.34]
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MojoFeb 28, 2025An elegantly collaged exploration of death and its consequences. [Mar 2025, p.86]