Crooks & Lovers
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80
After two stellar EPs, this post-dubstep duo again turns club and R&B influences into something, like Boards of Canada or James Blake, best enjoyed alone.
80
Though the record makes efficient use of space and ambient hush, Mount Kimbie's always moving toward the middle. In effect, they make brainy, ethereal dance cuts with pop's sense of hook and timing.
Mount Kimbie has successfully and thoroughly reverse engineered uk dubstep on this album. The songs here all sound like typical uk electronica, yet the way the duo has messed with the formula makes Crooks & Lovers stand out in glorious ways. It's not experimentation for experimentations sake, as Mount Kimbie quietly pushes the envelope forwards while still making reasonably club friendly cuts.
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Track List
- Tunnelvision
- Would Know
- Before I Move Off
- Blind Night Errand
- Adriatic
- Carbonated
- Ruby
- Ode to Bear
- Field
- Mayor
- Between Time
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