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 | RA Review It goes without saying that a great deal of Hyperdub's near-ubiquitous success over the past five years can be accredited to Kode9's distinct ear for a great auteur. So much so, in fact, that most attempts to pin down the label's signature aesthetic end up collapsing under a wave of mystifying post-..
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Posts / 190 RA Since / Apr 2007 | #1 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 13:43 (Edited: 6 Nov 09 13:51) If you like this tune or not. It totally stands out. i think tunes which have so much personality and sound so on their own should get a 5, cause we need more of those and artist should be encouraged to go their own way. And if some dubtechno which is copy of copy of a copy gets higher rate than this unique piece its like a message that it doesnt pays off to be original ;-)
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Posts / 84 RA Since / Oct 2008 Location / N4 - LDN | #2 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 14:09 instant classic.
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Posts / 13 RA Since / Dec 2007 | #3 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 16:01 The original is absolutely brilliant and genre-defying in my book. One track amongst the excellent 5 years of Hyperdub compilation that I keep going back to. Something tells me it's the remix on the flip that held this back from getting higher than a 4/5. Real shame too because I think more people need to hear the original to understand what people are on about.
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| #4 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 17:07 This is great, not necessarily so innovative, but definitely a master stroke in a quickly evolving sound. Instra::mental and Zomby got it started and now Darkstar's putting the pieces together. Great stuff.
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| #5 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 17:46 Posted by Fuzak
The original is absolutely brilliant and genre-defying in my book. One track amongst the excellent 5 years of Hyperdub compilation that I keep going back to. Something tells me it's the remix on the flip that held this back from getting higher than a 4/5. Real shame too because I think more people need to hear the original to understand what people are on about.
Yeah, I found the Kyle Hall mix a little boring personally. Not really up the the standard of his other tracks. Full marks to the original though!
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Posts / 25 RA Since / Jan 2009 | #6 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 19:33 just a beautiful song, regardless of genre.
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| #7 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 20:56 love it
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Posts / 190 RA Since / Apr 2007 | #8 / Fri, 06 Nov 09 23:28 Lets forget about the Remix, the Original is a five if there is one five this year. ;-)
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| #9 / Sat, 07 Nov 09 09:24 Agreed. Both tracks are pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.
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New user Posts / 1 RA Since / Jun 2009 | #10 / Sat, 07 Nov 09 14:07 really just a 4?
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New user Posts / 2 RA Since / Aug 2008 | #11 / Sat, 07 Nov 09 20:26 FIVE
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Posts / 50 RA Since / Jul 2008 | #12 / Sun, 08 Nov 09 14:29 it's a Five!
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Posts / 78 RA Since / Jun 2007 | #13 / Sun, 08 Nov 09 16:14 i think kyle's remix is brilliant.
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New user Posts / 2 RA Since / Aug 2009 | #14 / Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:18 How the fuck is this only a 4?
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Posts / 19 RA Since / Jun 2007 | #15 / Sun, 08 Nov 09 19:39 once again.. this one deserves 5..
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Posts / 33 RA Since / Feb 2008 | #16 / Sun, 08 Nov 09 23:55 Dull, like a cupcake - a nice and tidy garage sponge, topped off with a vanilla cream of homogenous swirling synths. The cherry has to be the 'timeless' Daft Punk vocal. Stand out tune my a*se.
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| #17 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 01:09 megawoogiwrote
1 hrs 12 mins agoDull, like a cupcake - a nice and tidy garage sponge, topped off with a vanilla cream of homogenous swirling synths. The cherry has to be the 'timeless' Daft Punk vocal. Stand out tune my a*se.
Agreed!
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Posts / 41 RA Since / Mar 2008 Location / Paris | #18 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 15:32 kyle's remix is beautiful! 5 for me
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Posts / 22 RA Since / Dec 2007 | #19 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 19:18 real nice tune, very emotional, that demonstrates slow music dont need to be boring, like the 90% of minimal music
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| #20 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 19:22 Posted by tommy_dlb
megawoogiwrote
1 hrs 12 mins agoDull, like a cupcake - a nice and tidy garage sponge, topped off with a vanilla cream of homogenous swirling synths. The cherry has to be the 'timeless' Daft Punk vocal. Stand out tune my a*se.
Agreed!
agreed.
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Posts / 43 RA Since / Oct 2009 | #21 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 20:00 6 points for sure.
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Posts / 43 RA Since / Oct 2009 | #22 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 20:03 The Cover, the name of the Band and the Songtitle is 5 points on its own, not to mention this sweet sugarpop music. Great !
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New user Posts / 4 RA Since / Aug 2009 | #23 / Mon, 09 Nov 09 21:17 Great release. Especially the kyle remix, good club track, but also a good listener!
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New user Posts / 1 RA Since / Oct 2008 | #24 / Tue, 10 Nov 09 16:26 OMARFwrote
The Cover, the name of the Band and the Songtitle is 5 points on its own, not to mention this sweet sugarpop music. Great !
60 points for sure mate
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Posts / 17 RA Since / Dec 2008 | #25 / Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:27 Epic tune....its a 5!
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Posts / 43 RA Since / Oct 2009 | #26 / Tue, 10 Nov 09 17:33 (Edited: 10 Nov 09 22:28) .
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New user Posts / 4 RA Since / Oct 2009 | #27 / Fri, 13 Nov 09 04:20 Usually nitpicking over whether some music reviewer gives a song a 4 or a 5 seems a little silly, but in this case I agree with the overwhelming consensus here. Easily song of the year, and probably one of the best tracks to emerge so far from the dubstep scene in general.
The guy who compared it to Daft Punk - LOL
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Posts / 29 RA Since / Dec 2007 Location / Bristol/London | #28 / Sun, 15 Nov 09 20:45 OK given the general comments here I should probably try to justify the review a little better...
First off, 4 is a great score that is hardly going to detract from its success. But since the original has been on rotation a while AND came out very recently on the Hyperdub compilation (where it has already been recognised in the RA review as the highlight) I don't think the remix adds much new to the package as a whole, especially when there is apparantly an alternate version of the original and other album tracks in existence that could have added even more value!
Don't get me wrong - both tracks are excellent and the original certainly deserves to rank very highly in the end of year lists. Hopefully their album and/or live show will earn them an elusive RA 5...
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