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8.0
37998
8.0 |
DIY
For the most part he minimally relies on keys and strings, but the effect creates a much more powerful setting and as a result, it’s difficult not to be dragged into it
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8.0
40157
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
The album works as a collection of ambient, soothing sound poems
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7.0
37965
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Creeps you out, sucks you in and gracefully spits you back again, with a renewed sense of comfortable discontent
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7.0
37968
7.0 |
musicOMH
It varies between out-and-out subdued bleakness and majestic melancholia, rarely diverting from its haunting and sparse combination of lilting piano and mournful violin
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6.5
37967
6.5 |
The 405
It’s not going to convince listeners that don’t already appreciate slightly subdued, dramatic electro-classical compositions
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6.0
40404
6.0 |
Mojo
A low-key mist of strings, piano, percussion and electronics. Print edition only
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5.0
38680
5.0 |
Spin
Decidedly pleasant, plainly classical-ambient score asks and answers, "What Would Max Richter Do?"
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4.5
37966
4.5 |
Pitchfork
Arnalds' score ultimately isn't as satisfying, especially in the front half where he's excessively patient and slow to build momentum. It can feel stiff, formal
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