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#27 | Róisín Murphy | Crooked Machine
Skint/BMG | Buy via Apple Music
According to Matthew Hocter: “Every track on the album resides somewhere between divine and unique, but tracks like ‘Echo Returns’ (the reinterpreted ‘Narcissus’) and ‘Less Is More’ (‘Something More’ on Róisín Machine) tread the areas of dub, thumping bass and at times appear stripped back, when, in reality, they are just as captivating as their original forms. Barratt is clearly an expert at his craft and an innovator, whose soundscapes reflect him exercising his artistic freedom, unencumbered by musical conventions or others’ expectations. Róisín’s ‘machine,’ crooked or not, is a transformative voyage into what dance music should be: creative, collaborative, unaffected and all night long.” [Read the Full Review]
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