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9.0
49029
9.0 |
The Quietus
Genius is definitely pushing it, but A Wrenched Virile Lore is stuffed with ideas worth pilfering, not least the realisation that the remix album itself isn't a relic
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8.0
48602
8.0 |
The Skinny
AWVL rarely puts a foot wrong, feeling flush with invention and risk-taking, leading to moments which on occasion eclipse its parent album
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7.0
48600
7.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
It’s well worth making an investment in a band that continues to stride forward and treat their own career with a sense of freedom and abandon that is increasingly rare around these parts
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7.0
49129
7.0 |
All Music
With tracks as strong as these, Mogwai shouldn't wait so long to release their next remix collection
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7.0
48912
7.0 |
Pitchfork
A cerebral, alternate-universe reimgination of Mogwai's 2011 release, Hardcore Will Never Die But You Will
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6.0
49146
6.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
Like a tarnished diamond you hold up to the light, you have to squint to see where A Wrenched Virile Lore shimmers. But where it does, it blinds, particularly with the lapping loops of acoustic guitars of “Mexican Grand Prix” delicately augmenting whispering, pained vocals
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6.0
49153
6.0 |
Slant Magazine
Illuminates qualities that would have been easy to either miss completely or conveniently ignore, making it a worthwhile supplement to an already exceptional album
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6.0
49224
6.0 |
The Irish Times
The more arresting results occur when the source material is deconstructed, distorted and reassembled as entirely different creatures
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6.0
48601
6.0 |
State
Maybe you should just go and buy Tim Hecker and Mogwai records and listen to them simultaneously instead
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6.0
48638
6.0 |
The Arts Desk
This all-hands-on-the-mixing-desk approach delivers some nice surprises but also some nasty ones
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6.0
49062
6.0 |
Clash
An adventurous extension for those who hold them dear
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6.0
49100
6.0 |
Mojo
Succeeds chiefly because its remixers take such drastic liberties with the source material. Print edition only
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6.0
48705
6.0 |
NME
Their taste in remixers still tends to the indie-friendly, but their imposing guitar squalls are repeatedly processed into a wildly different beast
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6.0
48739
6.0 |
musicOMH
Essentially an add on, albeit one which builds on an impressive base and is a involving and exciting listen in its own right
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5.0
48807
5.0 |
Uncut
Feels more like a superfluous brand extension. Print edition only
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5.0
48654
5.0 |
DIY
A curiosity for long-standing Mogwai fans only
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