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| 4.0 excellent | ajcollins15 | June 19th 20 |
GoGo Penguin is a three-piece nu-jazz outfit from Manchester, England. They made themselves famous in the jazz community with their 2014 release ?v2.0?, a very grandiose take on minimalism and modern jazz composition. From there they continued to work with this sound with their 2016 release ?Man Made Object? and their 2018 release ?A Humdrum Star?, their strongest release yet. Now on their fifth release, their self-title they seem to be continuing the sound that they made famous. In all honestly, this album is amazing in its own right. It?s grand but still minimal. The drums, piano, and double bass complement each other so fluidly that it?s hard not to be transported with this album. However, my biggest drawback with this album is the group is become too comfortable with this style. For a sound, they pioneered and mastered it?s time for a new change of pace and on the last two tracks ?To The Nth? and ?Don?t Go? you can hear that with a new change of pace bringing in more atmospheric synths and heavy double bass playing than normal. So, this is a magnificent release and if you have never heard the band before then please listen to this record, it?s amazing. But I want them to move forward with their ideas rather than sticking to the formula they have done for the third time now.
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| 3.6 great | Erwann S. EMERITUS | June 12th 20 |
GGP once again using their power trio to come up with cool and intricate nu jazz. I'd say it's their second best after v2.0, not sufficiently diversified to become their magnum opus, but short and technical enough to pack a punch.
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| 4.0 excellent | TwigTW | January 7th 21 |
| 4.0 excellent | ariich | September 17th 20 |
| 4.0 excellent | Akifexx | August 23rd 20 |
| 5.0 classic | Murat | July 16th 20 |
| 2.5 average | JS19 | June 15th 20 |
| 3.5 great | doofy | June 12th 20 |
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