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8.0
89971
8.0 |
The Quietus
It’s an album that needs the thick-skin its title connotes to listen – you won’t emerge from it feeling joyous, but you will emerge seeing a truth that will deeply unsettle
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7.6
89326
7.6 |
Pitchfork
An album that's disorienting at its catchiest, harrowing at its ugliest, and more than willing to run both of those modes at the same time
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7.4
89670
7.4 |
Resident Advisor
Callus is the sound of someone exorcising personal demons with nothing but a few pieces of gear and his own snarling weapon of a voice—and growing stronger for it
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7.0
89325
7.0 |
The Music
Do you believe the apocalypse is imminent? Well here's some essential listening supplies for your reinforced bunker
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7.0
89328
7.0 |
Exclaim
A harrowing experience, not for the faint of heart
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7.0
89358
7.0 |
All Music
The most challenging, confrontational Gonjasufi record yet, and it's also his most daring work
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6.5
89475
6.5 |
Spectrum Culture
In order to enjoy its best qualities, one must put themselves through a thoroughly gut-wrenching experience
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6.0
89572
6.0 |
The Irish Times
A challenging, chaotic release
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6.0
89392
6.0 |
The Observer
The pervading screechy, lo-fi sound is the stuff of psychedelic nightmares, but there are moments of respite from the cacophony
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6.0
89327
6.0 |
PopMatters
It’s unflinching, unapologetic and at times bordering on unlistenable. But it’s a bold sonic statement that brutally conveys its intended message. In this, Callus proves a success
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6.0
89707
6.0 |
The Skinny
It's the kind of record that needs to be approached in increments, but the rewards reveal themselves when given the patience and time that Callus deserves
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4.0
89329
4.0 |
Slant Magazine
Unfortunately, Gonjasufi's attempt to turn his solidarity with the angry and the dispossessed into a musical concept is too blandly realized to be convincing
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