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Breakthrough

The Gaslamp Killer

Breakthrough

Full length debut from the LA expermental producer, providing hip hop, trip hop, psychedelia, strings and samples, with Brainfeeder labelmates Gonjasufi, Daedelus and others helping out

ADM rating[?]

6.8

Label
Brainfeeder
UK Release date
17/09/2012
US Release date
18/09/2012
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    A breathtaking, diverse and challenging piece of work from a truly unique producer
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    A wonderfully bananas breakthrough. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   DIY

    Meticulous arrangements, pace, narrative and emotional authenticity are prioritized over an all-out assault of catatonia-inducing madness to convey its message
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    Bensussen has delivered a varied, immersive set of highly memorable, enjoyable and danceable tracks that should push him further into the limelight where he has triumphantly proved he belongs
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  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    (Brilliantly) brain-bursting theatrics
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  6. 7.7 |   Pitchfork

    As befitting an artist who's as important for who he's hung out with and given opportunities to as he is for what he's done on his own, this is a record that leads him to filter his ideas through a number of like-minded collaborators
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  7. 7.0 |   The Digital Fix

    Mysterious yet strangely enjoyable
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  8. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    These songs are dark, murky and downright unnerving
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  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    The dark is where GLK chooses to excel
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    A substantive piece of work, an album to be reckoned with by critics and fans alike
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  11. 6.0 |   NME

    The resulting noodly beats might have pricked ears in 2007. But in 2012, with Flying Lotus set to redefine the LA scene with his keenly awaited fourth album it’s not quite enough
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  12. 6.0 |   All Music

    Breakthrough splatters so many short ideas across its 47 minutes that a front-to-back listen is wearying
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  13. 6.0 |   The Arts Desk

    A smart journey through pleasingly unpredictable corners of electronic dance
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  14. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Like some mutant DJ Shadow. Print edition only

  15. 6.0 |   The Guardian

    As a whole, Breakthrough can be powerful and hypnotic, but does feels a little familiar by now
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  16. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    Even when priming a track with dense monstercore trimmings (see Impulse and Flange Face for Bensussen’s fondness for Herrmann-like sonics), he never loses sight of the overall sound he’s keen to pitch
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  17. 4.0 |   Uncut

    Print edition only


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The Gaslamp Killer: Breakthrough

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