Ssss

Critic Score
Based on 20 reviews
2012 Ratings: #902 / 1141
User Score
Based on 10 ratings
March 13, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Mute / Label
Techno / Genre
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Critic Reviews

80
NME

Ever-evolving and beautifully streamlined, this is a frighteningly intuitive collaboration for two men who haven’t spoken in over 30 years. 

80
musicOMH

One of the standout albums of 2012 so far.

70
Consequence of Sound

Ssss may not be the album expected by longtime Depeche Mode fans, but for those who still appreciate mid-tempo techno, the vinyl is definitely worthy of coveted crate space. 

70
Uncut
40
No Ripcord

You have to sit through several minutes of what sounds either like lasers from a George Lucas movie or forgettable and standard beats to get to the good parts.

40
Mojo
20
Under the Radar

Geared towards ghost-complexioned studio nerds like themselves, the bleeping, navel-gazing, minimal techno of Ssss is as disposable as it is forgettable.

tha138
60

In 1980 Vince Clarke and Martin Gore were part of the emerging Depeche Mode but things didn't work very well between them, so they took different paths, just to find each other, more than three decades later, in a studio, trying to have fun by copying the techno rhythms of their spiritual children.

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Track List

1Lowly
5:27
2Zaat
6:28
3Spock
5:40
4Windup Robot
5:25
5Bendy Bass
6:04
6Single Blip
5:47
7Skip This Track
5:40
8Aftermaths
6:21
9Recycle
6:37
10Flux
5:17
Total Length: 58 minutes

Year End Lists

#5/The Quietus
#10/musicOMH

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