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Fordlandia
by Johann Johannsson
The latest solo album for the Icelandic composer is the second of a planned triology about technology and American brand names.
| LABEL: |
4AD |
| RELEASE DATE: |
04 November 2008 |
| DISCS: |
1 disc |
| GENRE(S): |
Electronic, Experimental |
All critic scores are converted to a 100-point scale. If a critic does not indicate a score, we assign a score based on the general impression given by the text of the review. Learn more...
90
Slant Magazine
In the end, the album is a fascinating musical thesis that can function with or without its brain intact.
80
Q Magazine
A work of astonishing beauty with a time travel concept more out-there than Bjork's ever been. [Dec 2008, p.133]
80
All Music Guide
Beautiful, thoughtful, and sad on a grand scale, Fordlandia is nearly as ambitious as the stories it tells, but unlike its source material, it's another success for Jóhannsson.
80
Drowned In Sound
An ambitiously themed, leftfield, modern classical album that not only impresses, but totally enthrals.
80
musicOMH.com
With Jóhannsson's surety of touch, Fordlândia becomes a wonderfully intense piece of work.
67
Pitchfork
Fordlândia trilogy is simultaneously skillful, gorgeous, and a bit too polished--they're a pristine composition on a record full of them, but it doesn't gel with the messy, self-destructive historical footnotes that inspired them.
65
Almost Cool
In the end, there's a fair amount more musical variety on Fordlandia, but at the same time it doesn't hold quite the emotional resonance that past releases from Johannsson have had, largely because the music on the release feels much more obvious.
The average user rating for this album is 8.2 (out of 10) based on 8 User Votes
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