Feeding the Machine
by Binker & Moses
  • Record Label: Gearbox
  • Release Date: Feb 25, 2022
Metascore
89

Universal acclaim - based on 8 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
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  1. Mojo
    Feb 23, 2022
    100
    Packed with urgency, edge and scope, it's light years ahead of the competition. [Apr 2022, p.89]
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  2. The Line of Best Fit
    Feb 25, 2022
    90
    The unstoppable momentum of hypnotic build-ups and genuinely unique, masterfully maintained combination of moodiness and muscular physicality that characterises Feeding The Machine place Binker & Moses far ahead of the combination.
  3. Clash Music
    Feb 23, 2022
    90
    Not only is this their biggest album to date, it’s also their best. It builds on their remarkable career, as a duo and solo artists, to date and makes us question what jazz should be doing in 2022. ... It’s brave, accomplished, daring and wonderfully catchy in ways you don’t expect.
  5. The Wire
    Apr 26, 2022
    80
    On the opening “Asynchronous Intervals”, Golding’s beautifully burnished tenor tone – sumptuously recorded here – plays against free drums that gradually morph into a slowly burning groove. On “ActiveMultiple-Fetish-Overlord”, that tone is broken up against Luthert’s palpitating, roiling low end work. “After The Machine Settles” is muscular jazz rock; “Because Because” with multitracked/echoing soprano, is a stirring conclusion. [May 2022, p.58]
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  6. The Observer (UK)
    Feb 28, 2022
    80
    Because Because ends this gutsy, ambience-heavy record with joyous, Middle Eastern birdlike calls from Golding, calls that appear to answer themselves, thanks to Luthert.
  7. AllMusic
    Feb 25, 2022
    80
    The focus on deeply intuitive, sophisticated improvisation integrated with Luthert's instinctive, tasteful electronics is welcoming, adventurous, and abundantly creative.
  8. Uncut
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    Feeding The Machine operates in a bold and unorthodox way. [Apr 2022, p.34]
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  9. The Quietus
    Feb 23, 2022
    80
    The central two of the six tracks are a bit of a cruise by comparison. .. Machine-fed streaks of looping refrains and rippling electronics make for a pleasing melange, no doubt, but it’s the surrounding four tracks which really vindicate the horizon-opening technocultural paradigm which apparently informed the album’s concept.

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7.8

Generally favorable reviews- based on 12 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 9 out of 12
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 12
  3. Negative: 0 out of 12
  1. Jackson889
    Sep 12, 2022
    10
    Edgy, forlorn, and enigmatic instrumentals that are haunting. Its a well put together jazz record with a charismatic first track.
  2. All_ButTrU4
    Jun 6, 2022
    7
    An anxious cacophony of skittering drums ,hard edged wind instruments and compositions. This album is a dense instrumental jazz record thatAn anxious cacophony of skittering drums ,hard edged wind instruments and compositions. This album is a dense instrumental jazz record that stays with you. It's moody yet relaxing reminiscent of the "Whiplash soundtrack "… Full Review »
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