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...Searchin’ for a Dream” are slices of the finest future techno, the sort of stuff one might listen to while flying through Tokyo in 2030, or on a day trip to Mars with your lover. The riskiest part of the music, Barrow??s love-letter lyrics, is also the culprit on the lesser parts of the album. His is not the abstract poetry of Thom Yorke on Kid A, but the sort of cornier styling that fills Air’s latest work...
Admittedly the mix of pulsing synths and vocals can be a difficult one to warm to. Lyrics that evoke lost love seem more conducive to guitars and cymbals than to pulsing futuristic soundscapes. At times the deliberateness of both Slater’s instrumentation and Barrow??s vocals is too much at once, almost canceling each other out. But the wizardry sets in by the second or third listen, and while they may not be listening to the words, even those well-dressed ravers will find themselves shaking it on the dance floor...
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