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10.0
73434
10.0 |
State
Most effecting of all is ‘The Other Side’, a lengthy re-telling of Apollo 8’s trip to the dark side of the moon that will have you on the edge of your seat the first time you hear it
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8.0
73325
8.0 |
Drowned In Sound
This is a beautiful record, which tells a story of ambition, tragedy and triumph using a palette of vintage electronica, swelling strings, ethereal voices and some properly funky drumming
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8.0
73328
8.0 |
The Arts Desk
Public Service Broadcasting, working with clips from the BFI archives, have reinvented the concept album as a delightful, historically engaged rave-up
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8.0
73334
8.0 |
Mojo
A multi-faceted, yet cohesive, creation that burnishes anew the golden age of space exploration. Print edition only
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8.0
73388
8.0 |
The Independent
Richly entertaining, immersive and evocative, orchestrated with fastidious care and feeling
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8.0
73389
8.0 |
The Observer
Archive samples evoke the wonder and majesty of mankind’s most giant leap, and they’re complemented by finely judged soundscapes
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7.5
73326
7.5 |
The 405
An album that wonderfully conjures up the cauldron of emotions that came from those first steps out into the great unknown: the dangers, the excitement, the belief that anything is possible
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7.4
74060
7.4 |
Earbuddy
In a vacuum, sure, thumbs up, but this could have been so much more
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7.0
73333
7.0 |
Uncut
The sound of two young men gazing heavenwards and dreaming. Print edition only
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7.0
73444
7.0 |
The Music
Arches smoothly between the clean, empty ambience and catchy ‘70s pop-inspired riffs and trills of Space Race nostalgia
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7.0
73683
7.0 |
Clash
Has its mis-steps, but most importantly it shows that Public Service Broadcasting aren't a one-off novelty act, and that there's mileage in their approach
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7.0
73722
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Contrary to their debut, its historical samples and retro stylings combine to substantial effect, lending it greater relevance and meaning than it would have possessed without either element
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7.0
73730
7.0 |
God Is In The TV
Their latest album is truly listenable without being mind-blowing
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7.0
73885
7.0 |
The Digital Fix
The album leaves room for the imagination, layering a spectrum of sustained notes and sound effects that keep the listener in orbit
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6.0
73592
6.0 |
The Irish Times
An interesting exercise in sound collage, but whether you’d want to listen to it more than a few times is debatable
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6.0
73436
6.0 |
Time Out
PSB have done a stellar job (pun very much intended) of the archive work, and for consistency, depth and atmospheric heft, ‘The Race for Space’ easily one-ups the duo’s fun but patchy debut
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6.0
73327
6.0 |
The Skinny
The Race for Space is a paradox; compositionally the same, but with a greater sense of occasion and urgency, and for that reason, it feels like a progression, but only a slight one at that
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6.0
73329
6.0 |
The Guardian
While rightfully allowing the brilliantly executed collection of archival footage of human voices to flourish, its subtlety makes it more conceptual art piece than experimental rocket ride
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6.0
73332
6.0 |
Q
Gravity isn’t defied here but there is no lack of atmosphere. Print edition only
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6.0
73415
6.0 |
DIY
The result is a rocket-fuelled silver screen roller coaster
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