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- Summary: 'Reflexxions' marks the first full-length collaboration between The Fall's Mark E. Smith and Mouse On Mars' Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner.
- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 23
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Mixed: 2 out of 23
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Negative: 0 out of 23
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Anyone expecting any of the more experimental tangential qualities of the German group will be disappointed, as will anyone expecting intense lyrical workouts from Smith. Instead we have an extremely convincing whistlestop tour round current electronic music with a partially deranged, completely eccentric lexicographer raving brilliantly over the top.
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FilterA proudly odd hybrid always on the edge of destruction. [#25, p.104]
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Tromatic Reflexxions is a roaring success for both parties, blowing the fresh air of invention through an increasingly tribalist scene.
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What could so easily have been an obtuse exercise in wilful eccentricity actually ends up an engaging, focussed listen that’s deserving of a wider audience than its somewhat cliquey appeal might suggest.
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More satisfyingly adventurous than recent Fall albums, it's full of surprises.
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MoM, for their part, sound more and more comfortable with a vocalist in front of them.
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For every section that locks into something juicy, it's offset with three others that are just plain bad (or close to it).
Score distribution:
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Positive: 5 out of 5
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Mixed: 0 out of 5
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Negative: 0 out of 5
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ChrisT.Feb 22, 2008
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MarioMMay 31, 2007
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RogerB.Aug 2, 2007
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DanielJ.Jan 4, 2008
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LarsK.Mar 4, 2008Great one - and still getting better.
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