HD

"Schmidt does go over the top occasionally. On "Stop (Imperialist Pop)," a grumpily punkish cut, he makes explicit what had been coming through loud and clear all along. HD isn't a subtle record, and it sounds best when it's dialed back a little. "Riding the Void," a gorgeously mysterious bit of brittle electro, could be a hit on the dance floor, while also suggesting the intellectual emptiness of such places. All told, HD is that rare album both chin-scratchers and musical sweet-tooths can revel in. It's heady stuff, but only if you want it to be".

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