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8.3

Universal acclaim- based on 4 Ratings

  • Summary: The first full-length release from electronic artist Josh Eustis since the death of his bandmate Charles Cooper in 2009.
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  • Record Label: Ghostly International
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Techno, Indie Electronic, Experimental Techno, Experimental Ambient, IDM
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Score distribution:
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  2. Mixed: 0 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. Jan 2, 2020
    85
    The record is best enjoyed whole, with headphones, concentration, and responded to with adulation. Dreams Are Not Enough is 2019's best electronic album, hands down.
  2. Oct 3, 2019
    81
    Eustis dances between revealing and concealing, admission and denial, and that tension animates the record from within: emotional whiplash as the engine of life. In this, the album plays out very much like the sweep of grief itself.
  3. Oct 3, 2019
    80
    Dreams Are Not Enough is a remarkable return that achieves things the first three Telefon Tel Aviv albums were never quite able to.
  4. Mojo
    Oct 3, 2019
    80
    A beautiful, comforting lament. [Nov 2019, p.95]
  5. Oct 3, 2019
    80
    An absolutely crushing listen, and every bit as powerful as the previous three TTA albums.
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  1. Oct 21, 2019
    9
    "Dreams Are Not Enough" is in limbo between chaos and surrender. The sounds used are at once abrasive and aggressive, but are manipulated"Dreams Are Not Enough" is in limbo between chaos and surrender. The sounds used are at once abrasive and aggressive, but are manipulated into unexpectedly soothing grooves. It truly feels like one is paralyzed and strapped to the bottom of the ocean with only the mind to shape such a murky perspective. Thoughts may be racing and nervous while equally remaining relaxed and grounded. Expand