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2117¬Montreal's foremost exponenents of Prince-inspired dirty funk are back with their new album. Critics so far are impressed, Rave Magazine seeing the album as an affirmation of the band's unique style.¬False¬

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2101¬Rootsy folkster Ray Lamontagne continues his career as a Radio 2 botherer with his new album. Critics see it as competent but hardly revolutionary, scores coming it at around 6 or 7.¬False¬

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2098¬There's a very rare 10/10 from The Skinny for the rapper, pianist and producer's album, released to accompany a feature film also written and produced by the maverick Canadian. Such enthusiasm is not shared by the BBC or music OMH, who regard it as interesting but only partially successful.¬True¬
The Logic of Chance

Dan Le Sac vs Scroobius Pip

The Logic of Chance

Fourth album of electronic beats and spoken word lyrics from UK hip-hop duo Daniel Stephens and rapper David Peter Meads

Critics average rating

5.6

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Sunday Best
Release date
15/03/2010
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  1. 8.0 |  Independent on Sunday

    Savage, funny, wise and inspiring
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  2. 8.0 |  State

    The Logic of Chance, proves Dan Le Sac and Scroobius Pip are no novelty act. Initially it hits with minor appeal but repeated listens show just how good this intelligent, beat-heavy, hip-hop/poetry combo is
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  3. 7.0 |  NME

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  4. 7.0 |  Rave Magazine

    There are some tracks where he smacks you around with delirious torrents of vocab, but there are fewer of his Old Testament rants with jokes and more repetition
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  5. 6.0 |  The Irish Times

    ... sees the pair merely retracting past glories, with many of the tracks failing to make a mark in such an audacious manner as before
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  6. 6.0 |  The Fly

    Its heart, and brain, may be in the right place but there’s very little here as instant, stand-out or hooky enough to appeal beyond devotee’s of Pip’s intellect
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  7. 6.0 |  The Skinny

    There are moments of genius... but The Logic of Chance lacks the duo's original off-the-cuff appeal
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  8. 6.0 |  Daily Telegraph

    The lyrics tackle everything from knife crime to heartfelt demands for active citizenship, all intermingled with punchy dance-floor numbers
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  9. 6.0 |  Q

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  10. 6.0 |  Uncut

    Print edition only

  11. 6.0 |  Mojo

    Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |  Independent on Sunday

    Dan Le Sac vs. Scroobius Pip's second album continues in the forthright, socially-conscious manner of their debut, offering a grim but lively account of the British social landscape
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  13. 6.0 |  Click Music

    Doesn’t really break any new boundaries
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  14. 5.0 |  The Music Fix

    There's perhaps just enough clever wordplay and hooks to get by on, but one can't help feeling this duo have come up against the limitations of their sound
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  15. 5.0 |  Pop Matters

    The more you listen, the more you have to hear Scroobius Pip, and the less enjoyable the experience will be
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  16. 4.0 |  The List

    Light years away from ‘Thou Shalt Not Kill’s glory
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  17. 4.0 |  The Sunday Times

    David Peter Meads abandons the lyrical looseness of their first album in favour of a hectoring, repetitive approach
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  18. 4.0 |  The Observer

    Like being lectured by an irritatingly trendy supply teacher
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  19. 4.0 |  music OMH

    They really need to exercise some quality control
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  20. 2.0 |  Drowned In Sound

    They’re much closer to Just Jack’s birthday card banality than Buck 65 or The Streets
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