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- Summary: The first full-length solo release in eight years for electronic producer William Orbit features guest appearances from Georgia, Gloria Kaba, Ali Love, Laurie Mayer, Katie Melua, Beth Orton, Lido Pimienta, Polly Scattergood, Natalie Walker, and Hukwe Zawose.
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- Record Label: Rhino
- Genre(s): Electronic, House, Electronica, Trance, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock
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Aug 26, 2022The Painter harks back to the producer’s woozy, worldly chill out beginnings. It even features Orton on two tracks. This is ambient music for grown-ups.
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Aug 26, 2022While arguably overlong, The Painter not only feels heartfelt on occasion but offers just enough variety, mainly through its guests, to sidestep sameyness while sticking to his signature sound. Trivia of note: Orbit also did the album's painterly artwork.
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UncutAug 26, 2022Treading familiar terrain on a succession of tracks that adhere to his comfort zone of mannered electro-pop. [Sep 2022, p.29]
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Aug 29, 2022It’s slightly overlong and unnecessarily repetitive, but clearly made with great care and affection.
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Aug 26, 2022You suspect The Painter may ultimately have been more rewarding to create than it is to listen to. It comes off as a therapeutic act from an artist who, assuming he’s managed his royalties, never really needs to work again, rather than an album that simply had to be made.
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