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9.7
52838
9.7 |
AltSounds
Proves that he has his finger well and truly on the pulse, keeping up with the plethora of young producers our shores are churning out. Actually scratch that, he hasn't just got his finger on the pulse....he's tapping the pulse out himself
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9.0
52841
9.0 |
Clash
A triumph - each listen is a revelation; seemingly it’s a breadth of work that marks a new, exciting era of electronic music
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8.0
52843
8.0 |
BBC
Those who see electronic music as the enemy are recommended to spend some time with it. Cold and calculated, soullessly synthetic, this is not
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8.0
52844
8.0 |
musicOMH
In The North Borders, Green has cultivated rich, perfectly formed textures, but not only that, he’s injected feeling into its roots
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8.0
52846
8.0 |
Q
This is the sound of someone learning, brilliantly, on the job. Print edition only
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8.0
52906
8.0 |
All Music
Fine song structure and an overall album flow that's nearly perfect are things Bonobo regulars might expect at this point, but his discography hasn’t offered up a rainy day soundtrack so fitting until this one
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8.0
53065
8.0 |
The Irish Times
Green at his best, making warm-hearted, hazy, intricate grooves that coax you closer with their details
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8.0
53170
8.0 |
The 405
The North Borders an overtly powerful record, but it does have power of another sort - staying power
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8.0
53325
8.0 |
God Is In The TV
He’s found his niche and is happy continuing down this path to great effect. Not so much groundbreaking as ground shaking
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8.0
52840
8.0 |
The Skinny
Another exercise in delicacy and restraint, and it amply demonstrates the value of both
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7.0
53169
7.0 |
Fact
A new, very much worthwhile chapter in Bonobo’s continuing story
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7.0
52842
7.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
The North Borders now finds Green secure enough in his craft to command the talents of his guest vocalists and create emotional harmonics
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7.0
52839
7.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is a record that will work in many situations – whether as the background for a dinner party or as the soundtrack for a grim dawn comedown
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6.0
52963
6.0 |
PopMatters
The North Borders might be too modest for its own good
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6.0
53313
6.0 |
Pitchfork
The North Borders is not a bad album - for the most, it’s as inoffensive as those decade-old chill-out compilations - yet a frustration persists because Bonobo is better than this
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6.0
53680
6.0 |
Blurt
It’s only in the middle when he picks up the pace a little do things start to get interesting
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