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8.7
59539
8.7 |
Pitchfork
A dark, exquisitely detailed album that rewards patience and further cements the Field's reputation as one of modern electronic music's most satisfying auteurs
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8.5
59476
8.5 |
The Line Of Best Fit
The strength of Cupid’s Head lies not in what it gives but in what it withholds. Tension is built but rarely released
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8.3
59607
8.3 |
Pretty Much Amazing
In true form and fashion, Willner does here what he does best: simple and sustained loops, adorned with ambient, yet natural brush strokes of distorted vocals and other cloudy sounds
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8.0
59492
8.0 |
Uncut
With each track developing at an imperceptible pace, this is subtle but irresistibly compelling. Print edition only
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8.0
59473
8.0 |
The Skinny
Cupid’s Head came out of an intense period of “producer’s block”, and the influence of his less melodic, more repetitious side projects Loops Of Your Heart and Black Fog is evident
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8.0
59474
8.0 |
The 405
How much you appreciate this will depend on how you experience it, but for those willing to go the extra mile and just listen, you'll probably enjoy it a helluva lot more
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8.0
59475
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
An all-consuming set built on behemoth size and scale, every one of this modest six-tracklist booms and blooms to dwarf the next, gathering a rolling rock momentum until we’re faced with something on a meteoric scale
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8.0
59631
8.0 |
Consequence Of Sound
A sentimental, succinct collection of independent tracks, all of which are raw, honest, and scrumptiously concocted
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8.0
59645
8.0 |
musicOMH
Whilst much of Cupid’s Head is unwaveringly dark, it rarely feels enervated or emotionless, regardless of the precision inherent in Willner’s looping methods
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8.0
59839
8.0 |
No Ripcord
There’s now an all-around mercurial tension that surrounds Cupid’s Head, yet it rarely sounds weary or dispassionate
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8.0
60277
8.0 |
Mojo
Gradually pulls you into blissful wormhole depths. Print edition only
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8.0
60706
8.0 |
PopMatters
On his fourth full length release, the Berlin-based Swede slightly shifts a bit into slightly darker territory—a welcome move for those indifferent to joy
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7.0
60702
7.0 |
Rolling Stone
Willner's music is like watching the horizon from a moving train – the journey eventually becomes the destination
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7.0
59626
7.0 |
Fact
It is both very much ‘an album by The Field’ and an exhausting experience, for the reasons that Wilner no doubt intended.
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6.5
61477
6.5 |
Under The Radar
Fans of The Field will know the feeling of immersing yourself in his music, waiting for the moment when something magical happens. On Cupid's Head there are moments of magic, but you'll have to remain patient
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6.0
59566
6.0 |
All Music
Willner's still capable of creating grade-A material, like the baleful "They Won't See Me" and the dazzling "Black Sea"
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