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One Nation

Hype Williams

One Nation

Third album of lo-fi experimental psych pop from Berlin-based Anglo-Estonian duo

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6.8

Label
Hippos in Tanks
UK Release date
28/03/2011
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  1. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    While, for some, two spoken-word tracks may bring to mind nothing so much as Baz Luhrmann's Everybody's Free (To Wear Sunscreen), others may find it all strangely addictive
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  2. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    One Nation takes impressive steps towards a wholly coherent Hype Williams 'sound'
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  3. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Invariably there's more going on here than initially meets the ear. Print edition only

  4. 7.5 |   Prefix

    One Nation may not demand repeated spins, but its lack of form and formality is refreshing
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  5. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    HW are a brace of obnoxious, always-switched-on jokers whose music has actual depth and beauty, as much as their M.O. might try to disguise it
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  6. 6.5 |   Bowlegs

    This music is messed up electronics with a pretty straight up aesthetic: this is music for the bewildered imagination
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  7. 6.4 |   Pitchfork

    Snatches of smeary g-funk, synth-pop, and monster-movie soundtracks sneak into the mix, but One Nation is sparse throughout, with most tracks consisting of little more than a beat and a bit of queasy synth
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  8. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A blurry concoction of pitch-bent voices, '80s keyboards and drum pad beats. Print edition only

  9. 6.0 |   NME

    Might seem more intriguing to good citizens of the future than it does to us
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