Utopia defeated

"Sometimes true originality takes a while to click. On a first listen, the debut effort from D.D Dumbo, aka Oliver Hugh Perry from Castlemaine, Australia, is an enigma that's more confounding than it is intriguing ... Give Utopia Defeated time, and the alien logic that binds this outstanding record begins to unfurl and initial skepticism turns to sheer awe".

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"He is undoubtedly an absurdly talented fellow and has the creative potential to make a truly groundbreaking album. This isn't that, but it is a strong debut. And perhaps more importantly, it's got me very excited for what Perry might have in store for us as he matures".

"A pastiche of polyrhythmic percussion and deftly manipulated 12-string guitar, Perry's music dances a neat line between the radiant and the jarring, often pairing horrific lyrical imagery with brightly hued art-pop arrangements".

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