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- Record Label: Domino
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Positive: 19 out of 20
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Mixed: 1 out of 20
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Negative: 0 out of 20
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Alternative PressThere hasn't been a song-oriented psychedelic album that's had this sort of life-affirming, full-bodied roar since Mercury Rev's 1993 classic, Boces. [June 2003, p.110]
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Up In Flames is a record in love with music made by a music lover, futurepsychenoisebeatpop that reaffirms how much fun music can and ought to be.
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Entertainment WeeklyThese laptop-pop fractals... deliver spectacular hip-hop drum breaks and the sort of mile-deep multi-tracking that makes digital technology so much fun. [Listen 2 This supplement, Apr 2003, p.12]
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Once again, Snaith has surprised just about everyone, and Up In Flames will likely go down as one of my favorite albums of the year.
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MojoA claustrophobic, mesmeric soundscape akin to My Bloody Valentine and Spacemen 3's early work. [Apr 2003, p.114]
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UrbLaptop pop that shimmers, shakes and twists like the precocious child of Aphex Twin, Spiritualized and the Beatles. [Aug 2003, p.89]
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Q MagazineMost tracks follow a simple formula: the vocal from Don't Stop by the Stone Roses + layers of chimes + dog barks + crashing drums = mess. [Jun 2003, p.100]
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Positive: 9 out of 10
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Mixed: 0 out of 10
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Negative: 1 out of 10
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JMancineApr 16, 2003Addictive. It deserves nothing less then a ten.
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Feb 8, 2011
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AlexanderJApr 19, 2003
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MattApr 20, 2006
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SimonGJan 11, 2007
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woJun 29, 2004
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RonnieCJun 26, 2003
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