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| n/a by www.prefixmag.com |
It is the most realized of their albums to date, and it showcases the group fully exploring the possibilities of the niche that they created for themselves two records ago. |
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| n/a by Pitchfork Media |
There's nothing intrinsically flawed about what's otherwise a solid instrumental record, but so much of it feels so close to many of the things happening on the radio and the pop charts right now that, 90 seconds into a song, the mind might start wandering and wondering what this kind of stuff would sound like with Wale or Rihanna on top of it. |
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| n/a by www.spin.com |
LP3 is as wildly organic as instrumental electronica gets without becoming another genre (or five) altogether. |
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| n/a by www.blender.com |
It occasionally feels slack, especially compared to old faves like Wildcat or their bootleg hip-hop remixes. |
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| n/a by www.drownedinsound.com |
LP3 will keep a handful of indie-rockers happy but may not satisfy listeners looking for Daft Punk danceability. |
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| n/a by www.musicomh.com |
The balancing act that any group has to perform in successive albums remains askew here. In trying to bring outside influences into their specific sound, Ratatat have gained an appreciation for novel sounds, even if they don't fit in well. |
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| n/a by www.tinymixtapes.com |
LP3 is a rewarding listen, and youll have a taste for it if you enjoyed the less powerful moments of Classics or Evan Masts previous textural work as E*Vax. Just dont expect to find yourself headbanging and air-guitaring alone in your room. |
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| n/a by Popmatters |
Though glimpses of possibility exist (Falcon Jab and Shempi), and the album is a more coherent and epic expression than previous works, it still fails to excite and mobilize. |
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| n/a by thephoenix.com |
The result is some kind of cosmic machine music, reflecting not just a stoners world of internalized minimalist headbanging but an entire universe of culture, texture, and possibility. |
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| n/a by Rolling Stone |
LP3 is no doubt meticulously composed, but too much of it just feels like background music. |
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| n/a by www.hotpress.com |
Lovely promiscuous electronica. |
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| n/a by www.pastemagazine.com |
Adventurous beat-mining producers like the aforementioned West could very well be using bits of several of these tracks for a Common beat before the year is finished. But even if that doesn't happen, keep this collection close: Someone's definitely going to try to steal your copy. |
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| n/a by www.villagevoice.com |
LP3 is a stronger outing, though it's not necessarily harder or faster. |
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| n/a by www.boston.com |
At this point in their career, Mast and Stroud's brand of whip-smart laptop rock secures them a spot on any dance party playlist. Alas, some songs here sound more fit for a party's background music than music for people to actually dance to. |
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| n/a by www.urb.com |
Their tried and true formula does wear thin in parts, as it always does, but there are enough creative wrinkles in this album to warrant repeat listens and contemplation. |
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