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95
Despite the randomness in vocal samples, dialogue, and synths used from song to song, there remains a seamless thread that transitions each one into the next without pause.
90
Three decades after forming, hitting the reset button has unleashed this iconic duo afresh, demonstrating an insatiable ability to forge the perfect dance track, whatever the era.
90
Both what you’d want and expect from a Chemical Brothers album, as well as a whole lot more on top, it pushes the duo firmly back to relevance.
85
No Geography, the duo's ninth full-length over 25 years, is a seamless mix that throws in everything plus the kitchen sink.
83
No Geography is sprawling, terror inducing, and absolutely primed for the dancefloor.
80
As an album No Geography holds together lyrically and musically. They know when to bring it down a slower groove and know when to kick it up. All the while it keeps the listener both entertained and more than interested.
80
No Geography is a great Chemicals album, for it balances the hedonistic big numbers with sentiments of real substance, fighting its corner with vigour in the face of chaos.
80
Though No Geography looks backward at their heyday, it simultaneously looks forward further than most electronic artists today.
80
The Chemical Brothers have lost none of their dance verve. Their mega beats endure on No Geography, but this is also a stupendously successful splicing of past and present.
80
No Geography glances back to emerge reinvigorated and refreshed.
80
Blending psychedelic sensory overload with riotous club bangers, the shape-shifting electronic duo’s ninth album is their most entertaining in years.
80
The futuristic Manchester duo return with another spell-binding and forward-thinking collection of festival smashers, still light years ahead of their peers.
70
The album displays elements of all stages of the duo’s career yet retains the same playful inspiration found in their best work.
70
While not a low in their catalog by any means, No Geography is also not their strongest or most memorable work to date. It's best not to call it a comeback, just another ample addition to their decades-long discography.
70
It certainly has a strong first half ... if less praise can be heaped on the latter half of No Geography, its contours will at least be sweetly familiar to longtime fans.
68
Overall ... No Geography pushes right up to the line but doesn't cross it.
60
In choosing lower-key collaborators ... Rowlands and Simons seem to want these more-banging-than-average tunes to speak for themselves.
60
No Geography is unfortunately another late-career mixed bag from the electronic music duo.
60
It’s not that ‘No Geography’ is a misstep in The Chemical Brothers career path, it’s not even that it’s a bad album, in fact, it’s quite good. It’s that it neither adds nor takes away from their revolutionary discography; instead, it simply exists.
50
The album’s feel and sound is resiliently explosive, especially on the three-song mini mega-mix of sorts that kicks things off ... The rest of the album feels a little more perfunctory, never quite being of a piece a la their euphoric 2010 return-to-form Further, or offering uniquely memorable high-points a la Born in the Echoes’ “Tomorrow Never Knows”-tinged face-melter “I’ll See You There.”
Still ain’t got no sign of stopping, huh?
Several years after hitting the wall that was We Are The Night, the Brothers worked it out and made albums that were better after every release. The transitions from track to track were immensely clean, and it’s so undeniably catchy it’s gonna leave me dancing for a while.
I’m gonna say it now: The Chemical Brothers > The Prodigy
"No Geography" is definitely one of The Chemical Brothers' best albums in a while! The flow from track to track is fantastic, the synths are great and the production is just fun to listen (and dance) to! Overall, this is another great return to form for one of the pioneers of the big beat scene!
Fav Tracks: We've Got To Try, Got To Keep On, Free Yourself, Bango, Eve Of Destruction, No Geography, MAH
Least Fav Track: Gravity Drops
Score:
8.7
Exceptional
As my introduction to this band, I must say that this album got me pleasantly surprised and curious to check their back catalogue.
No Geography is a collection of very fun, catchy, and hypnotic tracks that make me headbang my way through this album.
The flow and the transitions are impeccable, and, even if the first half is better than the second, this is a very solid project.
FAV TRACKS: The Eve of Destruction, No Geography, Gravity Drops
Such a great listen, after 20 years of making experimental music, The Chemical Brothers still experiment with this record, and in my opinion, it pays off, with tracks that play with your feelings, some more than others though.
Still ain’t got no sign of stopping, huh?
Several years after hitting the wall that was We Are The Night, the Brothers worked it out and made albums that were better after every release. The transitions from track to track were immensely clean, and it’s so undeniably catchy it’s gonna leave me dancing for a while.
I’m gonna say it now: The Chemical Brothers > The Prodigy
I do get burnt out on this album sometimes. It’s not something I listen to all that often. It is expertly produced, but this album does feel a little forgettable.
Still, if you’re looking for a solid electronic album, then this will do the job.
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Track List
| 1 | Eve of Destruction 4:40 | |
| 2 | Bango 4:07 | |
| 3 | No Geography 3:09 | |
| 4 | Got to Keep On 5:16 | 95 |
| 5 | Gravity Drops 4:30 | |
| 6 | The Universe Sent Me 6:03 | |
| 7 | We've Got to Try 3:35 | |
| 8 | Free Yourself 4:21 | |
| 9 | MAH 5:35 | |
| 10 | Catch Me I'm Falling 5:28 |
Total Length: 46 minutes
Year End Lists
| #2 | / | Double J |
| #3 | / | Magnetic |
| #7 | / | Mixmag |
| #18 | / | NME |
| #21 | / | Obscure Sound |
| #31 | / | Dummy |
| #32 | / | Good Morning America |
| #45 | / | DJ Mag |
| #83 | / | Under the Radar |
| / | Esquire (UK) |
Added on: December 11, 2018