St. Vincent
St. Vincent
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The quietus
d. 29. Sep. 2016
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Eugenie Johnson
d. 29. Sep. 2016
"This is an album with its starting point in some pretty hefty ideas. [Former member of Fanfarlo, Cathy] Lucas herself claims that the album surrounds "big ideas about birth, death, eggs and evolution," and to an extent that's true: 'Eggs' is built upon constant loops of sound, mirroring the shape of ova. Lucas asks "if you are chosen, what will you be?" querying the randomness of the process. Opener 'Vanishing Twin Syndrome' addresses her sibling, with the realisation that - after absorption - she "must share this world with you". However, 'Choose Your Own Adventure' isn't exactly a tightly structured conceptual record. Instead, the major focus is on the effects of osmosis of a totally different nature: the absorption of sounds ... This is a record that completely defies genre, refusing to be pigeonholed. The mythos of the vanishing twin's adventures becomes a conceit designed to allow the band to be incredibly playful with their music".
Berlingske tidende
d. 10. Oct. 2016
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Michael Charles Gaunt
d. 10. Oct. 2016
"Det er (...) mest af alt for den eventyrligt trippede musik, man skal lytte til Vanishing Twin. Gruppen samler staffetten op, hvor kultnavne som Stereolab og Broadcast slap den i 00erne. Hvilket altså vil sige med en fascinerende retroblanding af sing-song-melodier, blip-bloppende synthesizere, hjemsøgte strygere og nogle frække grooves, der syder af både jazz og funk. »Vanishing Twin Syndrome« byder på spacey Sun Ra-lignende ekskursioner, mens »Telescope« flyder som bedrøvet 60er-pop á la Nico. Overdådigt og grænseløst på den gode måde".