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| 4.5 superb | Gene Gol-Jonsson CONTRIBUTOR | March 18th 24 |
Nothing extravagantly new (then again, not much newness you can do here), but 'Fragile Geography' goes above and beyond to present a gloomy isolation through its extensive use of distant drone sound, never too boysterous to pierce the ears like full-on drone music, but not calm or restrained to be completely ambient either. A beautiful middle section where some unexplainable anxiety looms constant.
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| 3.5 great | zaruyache | January 7th 16 |
Droning ambient. Stars of the Lid. Strings.
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| 4.0 excellent | Alabaster Jones | October 27th 15 |
You know those rainy days where it almost feels uncomfortable not to be lying in bed doing nothing but relaxing, not caring, and possibly getting a little stoned? That's basically what A Fragile Geography sounds like. Rafael Anton Irisarri is a master at making this type of atmosphere, and on this new record of his, he does it just as well as he's ever done. Musically, it's an ambient record, but it blankets you in drones that, when coming from a good pair of headphones, almost massage your brain. Things can get pretty loud, like on "Reprisal", but more often than not, it's just beautifully subdued ambient drone. Some tracks may use conventional instruments, but they are used pretty minimally, like the strings on "Secretly Wishing For Rain". Although it's not necessarily all that new of a concept, especially for Irisarri, the record is still another great addition to his discography, and thus, shouldn't be overlooked.
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| 3.5 great | Polvo | January 11th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | hel9000 | June 20th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | ExitOnly | February 20th 19 |
| 4.5 superb | JS19 | November 6th 18 |
| 4.5 superb | Eames | June 1st 17 |
| 3.0 good | Pon EMERITUS | April 30th 17 |
| 4.5 superb | DarinRG | November 2nd 16 |
| 4.0 excellent | elemunt | September 30th 16 |
| 3.0 good | Matski | December 15th 15 |
| 1.5 very poor | Lethean | December 15th 15 |
| 4.5 superb | djunior | December 12th 15 |
| 2.5 average | Jots EMERITUS | October 28th 15 |
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