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Mar 27, 2013Its visionary ambition recalls the fertile sprawl of Villalobos’ 2003 debut Alcachofa; baroque techno blessed with the carefree spirit of lounge music and Quiet Storm, dressed up in tie-dye, the music on Amygdala glows with an easy confidence.
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Apr 23, 2013Nothing here is overtly thrilling but ultimately the record is a real joy to listen to.
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Apr 2, 2013Without necessarily bucking the trends of today, Koze has provided a complete picture of his truly singular outlook on dance music.
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Apr 11, 2013The album is more daring and creative than Kosi Comes Around, a straightforward offering in a comparative sense.
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Q MagazineApr 9, 2013Amygdala is the sort of wonderfully slowed-down and spun-out electronica that suggests DJ Koze should get himself into the studio more often. [May 2013, p.104]
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Apr 2, 2013The guest list on Amygdala proves his pull, boasting marquee names to help Koze construct a dense, intense and highly individual album of nuanced house.
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Apr 1, 2013[A] sleek and immersive new album.
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Mar 29, 2013It's infectious and almost a little too odd, yet it's totally at ease. In other words, it's DJ Koze doing what he's done for well over a decade.
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Mar 27, 2013The number of guests (including Matthew Dear, Apparat, and Caribou’s Dan Snaith) and the songs’ lengths, depths, and varying textures make it easy to get spun.
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Mar 27, 2013Amygdala is the most fearless and most accomplished thing he's ever made: a smorgasbord of sonic possibility, a new idea around every corner, each vibrantly alive in a wide sound field.
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Apr 3, 2013Amygdala is a thoroughly immersive album, possessing so many layers that it seems to change upon each listen.
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Apr 2, 2013The root vibe is elegant techno minimalism, but that vibe is augmented with wildly eccentric detailing.
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Mar 27, 2013Amygdala manages to feel like a singular labour of love, a 78-minute piece that never feels laborious that is the accomplishment.
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User score distribution:
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Positive: 18 out of 21
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Mixed: 2 out of 21
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Negative: 1 out of 21
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Jun 12, 2013