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Projections

Romare

Projections

Debut from London-based electronic music producer Archie Fairhurst featuring samples of African-American songs, speeches, interviews and field recordings

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
23/02/2015
US Release date
24/02/2015
  1. 10.0 |   The Irish Times

    It’s a rich, soaring, thrilling symphony, a bit of a flashback to DJ Shadow or The Avalanches in their pomp, but more progression than regression
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  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    As history lessons goes, it's a lively one. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Exclaim

    Projections keeps its focus, and balance, by never using more than necessary
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  4. 8.0 |   The Guardian

    Reminiscent of the early-00s output of Saint Germain, Caribou’s side project Daphni, or even early Basement Jaxx, Perceptions might not feel entirely original, but it is thoroughly winning
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  5. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    However you play it out, ‘Projections’ simply grooves
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  6. 8.0 |   Q

    Gorgeous collage culture from London's blues-loving sampler

  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Romare has created something that really does sound both old and new, with a layer of dirt and dust that you don’t really expect from this type of thing
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  8. 5.0 |   All Music

    Fairhurst's first album, designed more for home listening than for dancefloors, is relatively listless, sometimes torpid, and often sounds more like a project than a form of expression
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