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90
Splazsh evokes mood on a larger scale than Hazyville, increasing possibilities by stepping up production technique and stylistic variety, but it continues to focus on music's effect on the mind by allowing technique to undermine and contradict itself.
15y
83
There's a range of hooks and ideas at play in Splazsh that few others have approached, much less made coherent.
15y
80
2010 is far from over yet, but it already been a tremendous year for electronic music. Kieren Hebden has made the best of the Four Tet albums and there have been superb releases from Caribou, Pantha Du Prince and Luke Abbott among others.
15y
80
Beneath the stray bits and hiss, Splazsh‘s stoned dance grooves and stumbling, slo-mo electro-an odd mixture of Moodymann, Burial, and Boards of Canada-pull you into a world as immersive as the title promises.
15y
60
After some time and patience with Actress's Splazsh, I still can't say that it lives up to the hype, but I am glad that people are talking about Cunningham. He's exactly the kind of enigma we need and at least worth some time to try to figure out.
15y
60
Too often Cunningham fails to develop his tracks, which start thrillingly only to fizzle out.
Print Only
1y
40
His second album Splazsh serves up tense techno without a hint of human warmth.
Print Only
1y
EDIT: 92–94, still by far the best I’ve heard from Actress
Well this was a fun listen! Actress’s Splazsh is a nice Microhouse album with elements of Glitch, Minimal Techno, and IDM. It’s a very engaging album with its glitchy Microhouse beats and fresh production that put him on the map. Idk why some people say this sounds outdated because I found it to sound pretty fresh. But that doesn’t truly matter I think what truly matters is how good the album is and ... read more
Sounds a bit...dare I say it...’dated’ now, to my ears.
I don’t think it helps that ‘R.I.P’ is a superior album either.
I’d probably be happiest if this one drops off my top 100 for 2010.
This album sounds like unfinished Flying Lotus tracks, and yet, it is still intriguing.
Splazsh is a record of profound juxtapositions and contrasts presented in the form of unorthodox house and techno, or at least that is what it most closely resembles. It lives in a state of musical indeterminacy, without an outlined genre other than electronic. No feature is too glaring or stark to classify it under a certain style, and the moods are too varied to pin it down to a single emotion or feeling. ... read more
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Track List
| 1 | Hubble 8:48 | 90 |
| 2 | Lost 6:08 | 85 |
| 3 | Futureproofing 1:16 | 72 |
| 4 | Bubble Butts and Equations 5:34 | 83 |
| 5 | Always Human 2:57 | 82 |
| 6 | Get Ohn (Fairlight Mix) 6:54 | 80 |
| 7 | Maze 5:22 | 89 |
| 8 | Purrple Splazsh 3:28 | 86 |
| 9 | Senorita 2:10 | 79 |
| 10 | Let’s Fly 6:10 | 84 |
| 11 | Wrong Potion 3:12 | 85 |
| 12 | Supreme Cunnilingus 2:37 | 80 |
| 13 | The Kettle Men 5:02 | 84 |
| 14 | Casanova 2:29 | 74 |
Total Length: 1 hour, 2 minutes
