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- Summary: The solo debut for the Kings of Convenience guitarist (who also provided vocals on the recent Röyksopp album) features 10 tracks recorded in 10 cities with 10 different producers, including Schneider TM, Soviet, Prefuse 73, and Metro Area's Morgan Geist.
- Record Label: Astralwerks
- Genre(s): Indie, Electronic, Downtempo
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Positive: 7 out of 8
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Mixed: 1 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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BlenderOye's single-minded thematic focus and velveteen baritone hold everything together. [#14, p.142]
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Save for the unfortunate hip-hop slip-up of "Prego Amore," this is an excellent set of mellow electronic pop.
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Q MagazineUnrest follows a clean electronic trajectory, which manages to project both urban complexity and domestic quiet, while Oye's free-associative lyrics meander amiably here, there and nowhere. [Mar 2003, p.109]
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Alternative PressWhite it's Oye's endearing melancholy that holds Unrest together, the Human League synth sounds are what give the disc its quietly indulgent charm. [Feb 2003, p.72]
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Despite the unconventional approach, it's definitely an album.
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Much like KOC's albums, which tend to fade into the background as sonic wallpaper, the IKEA-sterile mood of "Unrest" does grow less distinctive by disc's end.
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Dusted MagazineDispensable, and far from groundbreaking.
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Positive: 3 out of 3
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Mixed: 0 out of 3
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Negative: 0 out of 3
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soosielFeb 25, 2005
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RCAug 12, 2004
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FrankApr 25, 2005
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