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DJ Food

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Latest collection of samples, loops and other electronic experiments from sole remaining producer in the collective, Strictly Kev

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5.4

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
07/02/2012
US Release date
23/01/2012
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  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    The essence of the project is in his capacity to fuse adjacent sounds together, in order to create different dynamisms, thus forming diverse styles throughout the course of the 56-minute LP
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  2. 8.0 |   Subba Cultcha

    It's far from an easy listen but it is more than worth the effort and it was more than worth the wait
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  3. 7.0 |   Rave Magazine

    If your favourite thing on the menu is whatever you haven’t tried before, you’ll probably enjoy this
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  4. 6.0 |   Mojo

    There's still life left in DJ Food. Print edition only

  5. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Not hugely original, but still manages to engage. Print edition only

  6. 6.0 |   Q

    Heavier than his trip-hop experiments of yore, these percussive collages of samples and edited voices have a loose outer-space concept. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   PopMatters

    Offers little in the way of texture and nuance that you have not heard before
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  8. 5.0 |   Clash

    The over-riding impression is that this is a tired, conservative and weirdly insular album
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  9. 4.0 |   The Skinny

    Things are often dominated by abortive rock-inspired attempts to infuse things with an incongruous aggressiveness
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  10. 4.0 |   Spin

    Two decades on, more wallpaper breaks and inspiral carpeting from Ninja Tune mainstay. Shaolin snooze hold
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  11. 0.0 |   AU Review

    An awkward album of prog-rock done very badly indeed
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