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80

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7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 7 Ratings

  • Summary: The debut full-length release for the Dutch producer Mitchel van Dinther features contributions from such artists as Steve Kuhn, Thundercat, and Arthur Verocai.
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  • Record Label: Brainfeeder
  • Genre(s): Electronic, Rap, Jazz, Experimental Electronic, Left-Field Hip-Hop, Jazz-Rap
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  1. May 11, 2016
    90
    The musicianship of the guest artists is impressive, and Jameszoo's interpretations of their work are startlingly creative. The whole package is likely to be one of the year's best, and certainly one of its most original.
  2. May 11, 2016
    90
    Even though there are eight months left in 2016, it’s impossible to imagine any album having nearly as much personality, experimentation, or superb songs as Fool does, and will certainly be one of the best albums to come down the pipeline this year.
  3. Jun 20, 2016
    80
    Fool is the product of a powerful imagination, the kind of mind that's unburdened by assumptions and orthodoxies.
  4. The Wire
    Jul 18, 2016
    80
    Fool is the stunning debut from a young Dutch producer. [Jun 2016, p.53]
  5. May 11, 2016
    70
    It's not easy to grasp at first, but it reveals van Dinther as a restless creative spirit, and seems to only hint at the directions his artistic career could take in the future.
  6. May 17, 2016
    69
    Jameszoo's work is strongest when he tones down the overt jazz and instead parses the genre for specific sounds and ideas to embellish his electronic experimentations.
  7. May 11, 2016
    67
    While the vast majority of the album serves its purpose as a re-education of sorts between Van Dither and the listener, these tracks ["Wrong," "Nail (Skit)," "Crumble," and "Toots"] drag with self-satisfying excess.

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