Cupid's Head

The Field - Cupid's Head
Critic Score
Based on 20 reviews
2013 Ratings: #153 / 1115
User Score
Based on 107 ratings
2013 Rank: #185
Liked by 1 person
September 30, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Kompakt / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

87
Pitchfork

Cupid's Head is a dark, exquisitely detailed album that rewards patience and further cements the Field's reputation as one of modern electronic music's most satisfying auteurs.

85
The Line of Best Fit

The record may have lost his signature dancefloor roots, but they have been replaced by something more organic, natural and more physical.

83
Pretty Much Amazing

In true form and fashion, Willner does here what he does best: simple and sustained loops, adorned with ambient, yet natural brush strokes of distorted vocals and other cloudy sounds.

80
Resident Advisor

With six expansive tracks spread out over 54 minutes, Cupid's Head is an engulfing effort that wholly submerges the listener in Willner's trademark loops and hypnotic effects.

80
The 405

Cupid's Head has the ability to conjure visions of grotesque dystopian machinations, bleak greyscale urban landscapes and the shadowy recesses of a world akin to that in Blade Runner. It's an evocative record.

80
Consequence of Sound

Meant to be consumed in a hazy darkness, each of the record’s tracks make for one emotionally-colored plate of a mouthwatering six-course (risotto-based) meal.

80
musicOMH

Cupid’s Head is hardly designed for immediate, cursory consumption but instead makes thorough and purposeful demands of its audience. Yet Willner is more than prepared to reward any investment of faith and time. 

70
FACT Magazine

While it may take until the next album for these darker elements to be as rewardingly complex as Wilner can be, it’s still an immersive trip.

60
AllMusic

This offers another slight change from Willner's past -- enough to maintain perked attention from listeners in love with his sound, while those who are less enamored won't hear enough that distinguishes it from any other Field album.

Houdanny
77

I know it's been said a lot, but Axel Willner's production is as ethereal as it gets. "Black Sea" in particular is as good as it gets.

90

Rich, gorgeous, dark, heavy, cinematic, relentless. Quite frankly the record can overwhelm on the first listen, but it has something new to say each time.

Houdanny
77

I know it's been said a lot, but Axel Willner's production is as ethereal as it gets. "Black Sea" in particular is as good as it gets.

amygoodall
70

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Added on: July 31, 2013