Off the Record

Karl Bartos - Off the Record
Critic Score
Based on 9 reviews
2013 Ratings: #949 / 1115
User Score
Based on 7 ratings
March 19, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
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CRITIC REVIEWS

70
AllMusic

Others will find their respect for Bartos has grown after a listen, and once the revelations settle, Off the Record feels like an enjoyable journey back to "Ohm Sweet Ohm."

62
Beats Per Minute

The truth is that Off the Record has glimmers of real brilliance, but they are mostly come with a strict adherence to rote electronic beats and formulaic synths.

60
PopMatters

Bartos delivers a lovely electronic soundscape, but the effort doesn’t ‘scream’ nor suggest true musical innovativeness; it doesn’t go ‘against the grain’. 

54
Pitchfork

Given a chance to take old material and make it new, Bartos simply leaves it suspended in the period, making few notable advances.

50
Drowned in Sound

Unearthed somewhat unnecessarily, this release is pleasant indulgence but no masterpiece.

tha138
40

The king of electro-pop is back with a modernized vesrion of himself.
But sounds aged and tired.

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Track List

  1. Atomium 
  2. Nachtfahrt
  3. International Velvet
  4. Without A Trace Of Emotion 
  5. The Binary Code
  6. Musica Ex Machina 
  7. The Tuning Of The World
  8. Instant Bayreuth
  9. Vox Humana 
  10. Rhythmus 
  11. Silence
  12. Hausmusik
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Added on: March 25, 2013