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| RA News Tectonic will release the English producer's debut album this fall.
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| #1 / Mon, 16 Aug 10 13:36 Nice. Looking forward to this.
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| #2 / Wed, 18 Aug 10 15:32 its brilliant
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| #3 / Sat, 21 Aug 10 17:22 beaut
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| #4 / Wed, 15 Sep 10 20:41 can't wait. his production output's hardly prolific, but when they do come they're brilliant. loved Terminal.
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 | RA Review The "dubstep album" is a difficult thing; it's no coincidence that the best are only tangentially related to the genre. Burial's albums were spooky garage, 2562's Unbalance unstable techno, Kode9's Memories of the Future steeped in dub, Guido's Anidea leaning towards grime and poppy songcraft...
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| #5 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 09:52 Over on the Fact website you are able to stream the album. Wicked album !!!
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| #6 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 10:10 it's on soundcloud as well.
massive album. really enjoying it.
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| #7 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 11:16 awesome.
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| #8 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 12:01 Also, half these tracks have been in major podcast rotation for the last few months, so its really good to find a bunch of them in one go!
Essential album.
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| #9 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 13:05 this album is really very good.
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| #10 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 14:19 Sounds good!
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| #11 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 14:24 great producer!!
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| #12 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 14:33 proper dubstep
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| #13 / Tue, 05 Oct 10 23:38 can't wait to hear
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| #14 / Wed, 06 Oct 10 03:44 first track is a joy orb impersonation and nothing from the rest strikes even a blip compared to other stuff around this year. going through the motions dubstep thats very forgettable.
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| #15 / Wed, 06 Oct 10 15:48 so Krull, good enough for Pinch / Tectonic but not for you, eh? Or I suppose you don't rate either...
The fact Pinch has used at least 4 tracks from this in at least 2 mixes I've heard this year says all you need to know...
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| #16 / Wed, 06 Oct 10 20:40 Quality tools for the working-dubstep DJ.
Pinch's curatorial skills rarely miss.
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| #17 / Thu, 07 Oct 10 04:17 'Quality tools for the working-dubstep DJ'
thats about right than, im not a working dubstep dj, and i'd give it a 2. this album shouldnt share the same score as 2562's unbalance and martyn's great lengths.
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| #18 / Thu, 07 Oct 10 11:16 Tectonic delivers the goods once more. Ace production, well 'logical' tracks and I fully agree with the score that is given above.
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| #19 / Thu, 07 Oct 10 11:17 BORED of the 'this is dubstep/this is not dubstep' discussions. Is it that difficult to admit that this, 2562 and martyn's albums are good, each in its style, and they are called 'dubstep' because they have much more in common with each other than they could have with Chemical Brothers?
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| #20 / Thu, 07 Oct 10 17:27 Agree with krull on this one. Pretty boring album.
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| #21 / Thu, 07 Oct 10 17:52 music is all about reaction and i am grateful for both positive and negative. thank you for listening 
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| #22 / Fri, 08 Oct 10 07:10 (Edited: 8 Oct 10 07:17) Heard this all the way through just once so this is far from a final judgement on the album, but I have to say that upon first listen, this is an excellent album with a couple of weak spots that keep it from reaching the level of Unbalance, Great Lengths and the other great dubstep albums. It is however significantly better than Guido's album which, in my opinion, was nowhere near the level of quality of the other albums mentioned in this otherwise excellent review. Stand out tracks for me would be Loveless, Dread, Relapse and Regress, not to mention Terminal and Chase which I've listened to more than 100 times now.
Also this - 'the drums don't merely pound and clink, they surround, enchant and conjure.' - Perfectly put. I think that, and the percussion, makes Jack Sparrow's music stand out. The heavy, rolling subbass does help as well.
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| #23 / Fri, 08 Oct 10 10:53 This album would have worked well if it was a bunch of separate 12's but it just sounds monotonous as a full length.
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| #24 / Sat, 09 Oct 10 19:19 as the man says we all have equal rights to our opinions. and Andrew has captured beautifully how this album touches alot of people.
I myself cannot relate to a comment of this album being boring, with each song having such diferent texture and representing different musical elements.
Yes maybe it is more subtle that some present 'dubstep' releases. As the author says this album does not compromise. It is what it is. You cant criticise something green for not being red.
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| #25 / Mon, 11 Oct 10 15:00 Posted by sparrow1stmusic is all about reaction and i am grateful for both positive and negative. thank you for listening Respect mate. Top, top album.
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| #26 / Thu, 25 Nov 10 01:15 KILLIN IT!!
best album of the year
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| #27 / Fri, 26 Nov 10 16:26 Loved this - great sounds
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| #28 / Wed, 29 Dec 10 23:04 Been putting this off for a while, what a shame, this is ace!
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| #29 / Tue, 05 Jul 11 17:03 Disappointed with this Album. Don't think it deserved a 4.5.
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