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8.2

Universal acclaim- based on 6 Ratings

  • Summary: This is thee fifth full-length release for Swedish producer Axel Willner.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 13 out of 15
  2. Negative: 0 out of 15
  1. Apr 8, 2016
    80
    With The Follower we have the first truly top-tier Field album that seems to draw its energy more from refinement than innovation, from the spin of the wheel rather than the speed of the car.
  2. Apr 11, 2016
    80
    here he goes from here will surely be fascinating, but in the meantime you are strongly advised to check out of all distractions for an hour and surrender to his bewitching music.
  3. Mojo
    Jun 28, 2016
    80
    The Follower places him alongside Caribou as a master of emotional reverie. [Aug 2016, p.99]
  4. Apr 4, 2016
    79
    It is, if anything, even denser, more dimly lit, more seamlessly contoured [than 2013's Cupid's Head].
  5. Mar 30, 2016
    76
    Defined by repetition and mesmerizing as ever, The Follower isn't a huge stretch for Willner. Its best moments are in the second half, when the music revels in ethereality.
  6. Apr 5, 2016
    75
    The Follower feels more progressive and experimental than anything that's gone before it.
  7. Mar 31, 2016
    60
    The Follower is a decent enough record, and is worthy of your time, but lacks that special something that sets The Field apart in the techno world.

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  1. Positive: 1 out of 1
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 1
  3. Negative: 0 out of 1
  1. Jun 27, 2016
    9
    Leaves you lost in a perpetuating state of transcendent meditation, whether you realise it or not. This is The Field's most unflinchinglyLeaves you lost in a perpetuating state of transcendent meditation, whether you realise it or not. This is The Field's most unflinchingly hypnotic album yet, with very little changes in rhythm or pitch throughout any of the songs, to the point where just a mere pitch-shift itself feels like a massively satisfying payoff Expand