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Nero

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Debut album of house / dubstep from the London-based electronic duo released on Chase and Status's label

ADM rating[?]

5.9

Label
Mercury
UK Release date
15/08/2011
US Release date
23/08/2011
  1. 8.0 |   Q

    An irresistible collision of diva vocals, soaring trance techno and crushing beats. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    They're giving the monumental bass of dubstep some of its most accessible tunes yet
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  3. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Dubstep lover or not, Nero deserve your attention
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  4. 7.0 |   The Fly

    Dark and brooding from start to finish
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  5. 7.0 |   Spin

    '80s-inspired electro-pop and stadium-sized mash-ups of squealing guitar and windy synths
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  6. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    Plenty of dance producers have referenced the era of the double-necked guitar and the Roger Dean gatefold sleeve, but it's hard to think of anyone who's tried to cram this kind of thing in among so much distorted rave-influenced noise. They're the Prog-idgy.
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  7. 6.0 |   musicOMH

    This is a decent debut which more than lives up to the hype
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  8. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    Mixes the pop and the ponderous
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  9. 6.0 |   No Ripcord

    Listeners with a broader appreciation of dance and electronic music would be well advised to source their dubstep fix from elsewhere
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  10. 5.0 |   BBC

    Despite its makers’ impressive credentials, this debut long-player is destined for the homes of listeners with more Basshunter in their collection than Burial
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  11. 4.0 |   The Observer

    What brings it down is a crashing lack of subtlety and a weakness for the overblown
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  12. 4.0 |   Clash

    Loud, crass, periodically fun, but ultimately forgettable
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  13. 2.0 |   The Independent

    Do people actually dance to such laboured, galley-slave rhythms? If not, what's the point?
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