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Jul 1, 2016You nearly always know what you're going to get with Plaid albums, but equally to miss them, to pass them up, is akin to passing up on some of those curious pleasures that make life so enjoyable, whatever these might be. So, you know what you must do; get digging The Digging Remedy.
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MojoJun 28, 2016While this ninth LP retains Plaid's signature style, it also offers far more range than dependable recent outings Reachy Prints or Scintilli. [Aug 2016, p.96]
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Jun 20, 2016It is a summertime record if ever there was one, filled with sunshine and nostalgia. It just goes to show that there will always be room in the world for more hook infested, balmy electronic music that makes you grin like an idiot.
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Jun 27, 2016At times a track will roll into monotony, sort of running in place, but such is the pitfall of electronic sequencing. This is mostly avoided and instances of off kilter somersaulting that toy with the matrix of beat measures make for engaging conversation between rhythmic elements.
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UncutJun 21, 2016There's little on the pair's ninth album that will surprise longtime admirers; rather, Plaid play to their strengths. [Aug 2016, p.80]
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Jun 17, 2016With The Digging Remedy, Plaid remain eclectic as ever, keeping their oddness and exploratory nature intact.
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MagnetAug 9, 2016Plaid's sweet spot is halfway between cross-eared sonic doodling and IDM convention, the midpoint where you can hear both ends. [No. 133, p.59]
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Jun 17, 2016The good news about The Digging Remedy is that it’s lovely and listenable for any longtime followers, or for anyone remotely interested in the kind of melodic IDM defined by this piece. However, it is neither an exciting deviation nor a refinement; as such, it’s really just more of an already-good thing, albeit packaged less delicately.
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Jul 15, 2016It’s more of a reaffirmation of what Plaid have always been--dancing between the clever and the clever-clever, always remembering that you need to have gone clubbing to enjoy any post-club chill out.
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Jul 5, 2016The departure comes with tracks like ‘The Bee’, itself a pastiche of the trip-hop genre, while tracks like ‘Melifer’ fuse the distinctive Plaid sound with pretty Balearic guitar melodies to keep things interesting.
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Q MagazineJun 29, 2016Tracks can occasionally patter past without triggering the same fight-or-flight response, but when their machinery really gears up, they remain masters of electronic mood. [Aug 2016, p.115]
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Jun 17, 2016Plaid remain enjoyable, if a little stuck in a rut.
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Jun 17, 2016As a whole, the music is warm and pleasant, even occasionally gorgeous, but it feels a bit bloodless.