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| 4.5 superb | sportsboy | October 12th 17 |
so fucking far ahead of everyone else, its really no wonder why shes signed to warp cause they fit
immaculately
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| 0.0 | Slex | December 20th 17 |
A deep focus rumble of effortless cool and crackling heat, Kelela creates a transportive world of sounds and voices that conveys longing, passion and independence on her own ever-shifting terms. A stunningly generous and singularly alien album.
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| 3.0 good | cjbizzlebizzle | December 29th 17 |
A long Alt. R&B, UK Bass journey that overextends itself as it all seems to be based on one idea that is repeated throughout a 54 minute runtime that could surely be trimmed down quite a bit. Take Me Apart contains some really solid tracks (Frontline, LMK, Truth Or Dare, Altadena, Onanon) that present passionate, lush singing and intense deep bass grooves but none of these songs feel like they will stand the test of time and they don't come off as instant classics. Beyond the standout tracks there is a lot more content which finds Kelela sticking to her talents and similar well-polished bass-centric beats. Considering how most of the songs stick to this formula, listening to the whole album is a chore despite how pleasant the overall sound is. Kelela has major potential and there are actually a lot of good songs here but in the end the album in it's entirety leaves room for improvement.
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| 4.0 excellent | literallyzach | October 6th 17 |
Damn this is a slick fucking record. Effortlessly combs the spacious R&B she's lifted into a creation entirely her own.
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| 3.3 great | Erwann S. STAFF | February 22nd 23 |
Kelela's first LP continues on the path built by her EPs and mixtape: nocturnal and sensual R&B carried by UK Bass and ambient pop tunes. It's thus more of the same, and I always find her proposition to lose its power in the course of a full-lentgh effort. Still, Take Me Apart is Kelela's most consistent record.
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| 2.5 average | Bedex | August 9th 19 |
Again, very mild and bland record, but nice and never unpleasant. Because there are very few sections I dislike it does not deserve to be below 2.5 range, but it really is near the bottom of it. Most tracks are ok but just forgettable. 2 is the only one that kinda struck my interest, it is a cool song. Other tracks try (8,11,13), but fail to ever be near jam-level. 13 is a particularly bad idea. This record feels outdated and like a copycat of other thnigs (stripped-down Submotion Orchestra without jazz elements or prominent drums?), but again I did not really dislike it per se. 2.35
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| 4.0 excellent | moodbrew | March 27th 19 |
Truthfully, I found this album boring on the first listen. With the exception of a few songs such as "Waitin'" I didn't see the appeal. Listening through a second and third time highlighted the amazing varied electronic backing to the album consistently throughout. A very interesting mesh of RnB and electronic that rewards further listens
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| 2.0 poor | NerfHerder | January 13th 18 |
An extremely well crafted album. Unfortunately, except for a couple of choice cuts, it's nothing but the same old electronic rnb drivel. Shame.
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| 4.5 superb | sman789 | October 22nd 17 |
Her mix tape is fire and then this is ice. Super chill.
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| 4.0 excellent | lurxy | March 30th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Risodo | January 11th 24 |
| 4.0 excellent | Matty CONTRIBUTOR | November 18th 23 |
| 4.5 superb | Pvzuzu | February 15th 23 |
| 4.0 excellent | MvdW | October 12th 22 |
| 4.0 excellent | JackIvy | April 19th 22 |
| 4.5 superb | emmny | September 6th 21 |
| 4.5 superb | iGuter | July 22nd 21 |
| 4.5 superb | alamo | April 8th 20 |
| 4.5 superb | luci | December 27th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | mattmkay | December 20th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Meruem | November 21st 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jrpuri2 | November 18th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | xuewen | October 12th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | kojpl | October 10th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Luisito | September 11th 18 |
| 5.0 classic | Vyrisus | September 7th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Jadiel | June 20th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Alexxx | March 16th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | Henry | February 23rd 18 |
| 3.0 good | Gueero | February 9th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | evolve9 | January 15th 18 |
| 3.0 good | Jade | January 13th 18 |
| 4.0 excellent | BigHans | December 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Surette | December 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | gilly | December 17th 17 |
| 3.0 good | Runeii | December 12th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jeejee | December 10th 17 |
| 3.5 great | PaabL | December 4th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Ewgads | December 3rd 17 |
| 3.5 great | Yotimi | November 20th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Piglet | November 18th 17 |
| 2.5 average | Lalka | November 8th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | matzo | October 29th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | JZW1997 | October 18th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | tyler | October 16th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | P0laris | October 14th 17 |
| 3.5 great | bharry | October 9th 17 |
| 3.0 good | adr | October 9th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | maddin | October 8th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Brandon | October 8th 17 |
| 3.0 good | wwf | October 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | Jan555 | October 6th 17 |
| 3.5 great | YayoG1 | October 6th 17 |
| 4.0 excellent | Wolfe | October 6th 17 |
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