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10.0
16093
10.0 |
Culture Deluxe
Quite possibly the most perfect reggae album released in the last 30 years
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9.0
16092
9.0 |
Subba Cultcha
Manuva raps, rhymes, muses and skanks over every beat, encouraging listeners to pay close attention to his ditties and inadvertently revitalizing the commercial dub scene
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8.0
16086
8.0 |
The Independent
For all the musical invention involved, the most welcome aspect of the project is the way it throws attention back on Manuva's wordplay, highlighting his innovative skills as a toaster
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8.0
16090
8.0 |
The Guardian
A charming beast – and, perversely, a near-original remix album
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8.0
16091
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Rodney’s rolling delivery is even more appealing under Wrongtom’s stuttering, staccato basslines
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8.0
16094
8.0 |
Q
The album Roots Manuva has always threatened to make: approachable yet with real substance. Print edition only
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8.0
16095
8.0 |
Mojo
Manuva's deft, already reggae-leaning rhyming achieves a perfect fit with Wrongtom's rhythm, bass and sound effects. Print edition only
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8.0
16113
8.0 |
Uncut
Manuva's most purely pleasurable long-player. Print edition only
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8.0
16167
8.0 |
The Fly
With new works of dub relatively thin on the ground, it’s exhilaratingly reinventive
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8.0
16199
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Wrong Tom has pulled this off [and] has proven himself worthy
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8.0
16474
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
Duppy Writer makes the originals sound like the remixes, and gives you a whole new context to appreciate them in
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8.0
16627
8.0 |
The Skinny
Although strictly speaking, this 'new' album from British hip-hop mainstay Rodney 'Roots Manuva' Smith classifies as a remix album, it never feels like one
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8.0
16773
8.0 |
Pop Matters
Duppy Writer adds something to Manuva’s oeuvre that highlights his experience as artist, and his constantly open mind
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8.0
16776
8.0 |
The Quietus
In Wrongtom, [Manuva] may have found the perfect foil
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7.0
16193
7.0 |
BBC
Duppy Writer is sufficiently bubbling to temporarily sate cravings, there’s still scarcely enough nourishment until a new album proper
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7.0
16330
7.0 |
Spin
Shorn of its usual grime trappings, Manuva's deep, gruff lyricism sounds playfully inspired
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7.0
17599
7.0 |
Pitchfork
Probably the most playfully pop album Manuva's ever put his name to
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7.0
18324
7.0 |
Blurt
They're strong enough that even new listeners can enjoy them on their own, without knowing the material
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6.0
16096
6.0 |
NME
It's all rather one-paced.
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6.0
16148
6.0 |
music OMH
This is an empathetic collaboration but it would be even better to hear something truly radical
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