Contact

Critic Score
Based on 4 reviews
User Score
Based on 4 ratings
June 25, 2013 / Release Date
LP / Format
Audraglint / Label
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Critic Reviews

80
Tiny Mix Tapes

Contact contains the molecules of trap, drill, UK bass, dancehall, footwork, R&B, and even Top 40 pop, all suspended together in deep space and unhinged from their earthly preoccupations.

80
SPIN

The-Drum's best work seems to burrow into that deep space between 808 pulses and blow it out, winnowing down the sub-bass and following it all the way to the edge, where it finally dissolves; Contact lives in the shadow of the boom.

75
Pitchfork

It may not offer pre-existing the-Drum fans what they may have thought they wanted from the group’s first album, but what it delivers is powerful stuff.

zzile
82

through its ever expanding landscape, Contact manages to sound incredibly fulfilling to the ear.

with ear candy enough to please a starving village of children on halloween and smooth bass letting you sit in the center watching sounds fly by you like meteorites, The-Drum's 2013 LP feels so complex and luscious, but so stripped away that through its rather long runtime it barely ever feels boring or unsatisfying. the atmosphere here is so unbelievably strong that it straight up doesnt let you ... read more

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Track List

1Heat
4:54
2Sirens
3:53
3Sim Stem A
3:51
4Narco
8:13
5Sense Net
3:17
6Arcadia
2:49
7Sim Stem B
5:18
8Switch
5:25
9Horizons
5:43
10Contact
4:35
11Mantra
7:50
Total Length: 55 minutes
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