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Musik Die Shwer zu Twerk

Electric Würms

Musik Die Shwer zu Twerk

Wayne Coyne lets Steven Drozd take the driver's seat for the Flaming Lips' prog-inspired side project

ADM rating[?]

5.8

Label
Bella Union
UK Release date
18/08/2014
US Release date
19/08/2014
  1. 7.9 |   Paste Magazine

    It does allow the reflection of what a singular talent Drozd is, giving him the reins to explore something that represents his interests more than the band as a whole
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  2. 7.0 |   All Music

    An album that caters to the sensibilities of the Lips'-voracious fan base without doing so exclusively
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  3. 7.0 |   Clash

    A surprisingly cerebral triumph
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  4. 7.0 |   NME

    At 30 minutes long, the trip is brief, but it covers so much ground – from krautrock to prog-punk to ambient psych – it almost seems to move faster than light
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  5. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    It’s not surprising that the Würms find their greatest success the further they venture from the Lips mothership and the longer they stay the course
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  6. 6.0 |   DIY

    Listening to a kaleidoscope is a circumstance that’s unlikely to ever materialise, but it’s one that ‘Musik, Die Schwer zu Twerk’ will take you ever so slightly closer to experiencing
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  7. 6.0 |   The 405

    Electric Würms won't be pulling me back in for too many repeat listens, and will be filed away with the other Lips "experiments"
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  8. 6.0 |   The FT

    Classic underground acid rock, a striking mix of weird noises and hypnotically repetitive rhythms
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    A likeable frivolity. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    At times it feels like pastiche, at others like an impromptu late night jam session: legendary to those who witness it, mind blowing to those who take part, but slightly less fun to listen to sober
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  11. 6.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    A pulsing, puzzling plunge into a psychedelic prog-folk K-hole
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    Electric Wurms sound quitequite a lot like the acid-fried jams Drozd and Coyne produce in their day job. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Flaming Lips men take time out to get freakier still. Print edition only

  14. 5.8 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Electric Würms echoes Flaming Lips. Whether that’s a good thing or a bad thing is purely subjective, but here’s hoping that Drozd will get to maintain the helm on future projects
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  15. 5.0 |   PopMatters

    Without any true sonic signifiers to really separate this record from Drozd and Coyne’s primary outfit, it simply feels like another of the Flaming Lips’ disposable ideas that are fun for a few weeks – maybe even a month or two
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  16. 5.0 |   A.V. Club

    Satisfied with halfheartedly rehashing a handful of psych and prog rock signifiers with little renewed enthusiasm or inventiveness
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  17. 4.5 |   Under The Radar

    The result isn't nearly electric enough and just too perplexing
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  18. 2.5 |   Beardfood

    The most unfocused work of the past decade
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