A.A.L. (Against All Logic) 2012-2017
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RadicalEd
March 7th 2018


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

uhh that's a typo. Fixed.

MotokoKusanagi
March 7th 2018


4290 Comments


thirstin for this on wax, wish they would press it. seems to be getting a lot of attention i'm sure they wouldn't be too hard to get rid of

theBoneyKing
March 7th 2018


24386 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Nothing really stood out for me on first listen. :-/ Will give it a couple tries and hope it grows but feels like a 3. Maybe it's just not for me.

luci
March 8th 2018


12844 Comments


RA with the 2.8 hot take. You have the most influential electronic site on your side, Boney.

Relinquished
March 8th 2018


48717 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

that one writer at RA is pretty pretentious so I wouldn't worry about any score he gives tbh

Jots
Emeritus
March 8th 2018


7562 Comments


shrug, I’d side with the 2.8 take but mostly just preference. this thing isn’t my bag

rabidfish
March 8th 2018


8690 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

i mean, this is fun and all, but tbh i don't really see how this could be a 4.5, or even a 4... He's done much better than this imo.

Relinquished
March 8th 2018


48717 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

Then again this is a different project so it’s good for what it is

DoofusWainwright
March 8th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

This is a very nostalgic, comforting listen and absolutely nothing ground breaking or new. The genius is in how Jaar adopts this perhaps over-familiar style and adds just enough of his usual signatures and ticks to the music that you are near-enough always aware of who you're listening to.



I think the album is a slice of genius in that regard - as long as you like this style enough in the first place.

DoofusWainwright
March 8th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

Interesting Plane mentioned the Jamie XX album - that's one of the first things that came to mind listening to this.



Imo this goes for a similar appeal/atmosphere but absolutely slays that album alive.

MotokoKusanagi
March 8th 2018


4290 Comments


maybe this is because I haven't listened to that Jamie xx release since it first came out, but I feel like this is much more straight forward deep house with soul cuts. I remember In Colours having more of a garage feel with a few pop tracks. I don't get the same vibe at all personally

DoofusWainwright
March 8th 2018


19991 Comments

Album Rating: 5.0

It doesn't have the same style but to me there's something in the vibe, but then I don't listen to much 'posi-vibes/upbeat electronic' in general

MotokoKusanagi
March 8th 2018


4290 Comments


that's fair. I thought In Colours was a fun album but massively over hyped compared to other electronic/techno from that year. I assumed it was mostly because it was the guy from The XX

Zeneren
March 8th 2018


1088 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

RA album ratings are utter tripe. They have a weird sense of authority to be purveyors of underground and extremely niche electronic but still, quite rich that they'd rate it so when they prop up much more generic soulful upbeat house that comes from people like Midland and Denis Sulta.



Like I wouldn't rate this higher than a 4.0 but 2.8 is lol. I'm not even that big a fan of this sort of music but most of these tracks bang and would have significant presence in a club setting.



rabidfish
March 9th 2018


8690 Comments

Album Rating: 3.5

outside of sput i haven't seen this getting overwhelmingly positive recievement.

theBoneyKing
March 9th 2018


24386 Comments

Album Rating: 3.0

Um, RYM, P4k, Fantano. Everyone’s raving about it.

AlexKzillion
March 9th 2018


17139 Comments


This is good but Animals As Leaders>>>

DDDeftoneDDD
March 9th 2018


22139 Comments

Album Rating: 4.0

me like this. funky house slightly darkened...d-_-b...

RadicalEd
March 9th 2018


9546 Comments

Album Rating: 4.5

This is good but Animals As Leaders>>>



#triggered.

WatchItExplode
March 9th 2018


10450 Comments


I would like this a lot better if the vocal samples were entirely absent



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