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Hardcourage

FaltyDL

Hardcourage

Genre-hopping New York producer Drew Lustman with his 3rd album, and first on Ninja Tune

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
21/01/2013
US Release date
22/01/2013
  1. 8.0 |   NME

    She Sleeps and Straight & Arrow best exemplify the New Yorker’s fresh sonic direction on this beautiful-sounding record
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  2. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    On his warm, inviting, third full-length album, he seems to have got the formula exactly right
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  3. 8.0 |   The Irish Times

    An album to treasure
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Deep burnt, highly-charged, twisted electronic soul. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    Many previous fans may be slightly put off by the lack of wild abandon and experimentation, but there is a newfound lucidity here that is ultimately more rewarding
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  6. 8.0 |   Prefix

    In taking a slower and more deliberate approach to his craft this time around, FaltyDL is responsible for one of the more purely enjoyable albums of the still-young year
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  7. 7.8 |   Pitchfork

    A lot of learning and a lot of loving went into this album, and the result is FaltyDL at his most open
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  8. 7.4 |   Beats Per Minute

    An exceedingly worthwhile release from a producer that’s constantly pushing himself toward new things
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  9. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    If you’re a discerning fan of electronic music, you don’t want to skip this album
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  10. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A record for bedroom chilling that has more than enough clout to slot into dance floor sets, it’s a refreshingly vital take on the heavily worked over source material
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  11. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Subtle layers and precise pointillist detail are Lustman's style. Print edition only

  12. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Listening to stuff like this, you can appreciate the sense of control that Lustman has honed over the course of several albums and many mixing sessions and live sets
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  13. 6.5 |   BBC

    A frustratingly slow-burning listen
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