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9.0
38794
9.0 |
Spin
The most ambitious and experimental young pop musician to emerge from anywhere in Africa in recent memory
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8.0
38796
8.0 |
Evening Standard
An eclectic mix of dubstep, dancehall and indigenous beats
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8.0
38797
8.0 |
The Observer
[Mathambo] ransacks metal, electro, crunk and kwaito to create a thrilling meltdown of global styles
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8.0
38800
8.0 |
The Fly
Mathambo’s mixture of rapid rhymes and genre-melding combining thrillingly
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8.0
38801
8.0 |
Mojo
A near flawless song suite bursting with passion and invention. Print edition only
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8.0
39274
8.0 |
Q
Mathambo sounds like he has the world at his fingertips. Print edition only
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7.0
39346
7.0 |
BBC
The South African covers a hodgepodge of styles – but move with him and it’s worth it
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7.0
38853
7.0 |
Uncut
A futuristic skyscraper of electro, house, dubstep, rap and other urban beats. Print edition only
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7.0
38793
7.0 |
PopMatters
He is definitely amongst those musicians worth keeping an eye just to see where he goes next on his musical adventures
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7.0
38799
7.0 |
Prefix
Father Creeper is his greatest achievement thus far, succeeding, if nothing else, as demanding listeners to enter his warped headspace
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7.0
38795
7.0 |
Blurt
If this is his starting point, his future seems limitless
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7.0
38790
7.0 |
Clash
All the grimy vibrancy of a night out in Soweto
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6.0
38791
6.0 |
Drowned In Sound
Though it never claims to be anything other than an honest record from a hard working musician, its lack of grandiose ambition is quite refreshing
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6.0
38798
6.0 |
The Skinny
A record that demonstrates the value of audacity, and exemplifies the multifarious possibilities inherent in South Africa’s musical culture
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6.0
39202
6.0 |
Rolling Stone
Mathambo raps and sings; he dabbles in post-punk, dub, electro; there are township jive-style guitars and grime-style beat-bursts
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6.0
39490
6.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Essential listening if you think you know African music
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6.0
40387
6.0 |
The Irish Times
While Mathambo is at times over- showy and mercurial, Venison Fingers, Put Some Red On It and Dog to Bone are strong indicators of what he can do when he puts his mind to it
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5.7
38792
5.7 |
Pitchfork
It flings a series of genres-- grime! crunk! electro! dub reggae! post-punk!-- in front of you like so many disorienting flashbulb pops
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3.0
40572
3.0 |
Rave Magazine
Father Creeper features a little bit of everything, which turns out to be far too much to make it anything worth listening to
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