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MH-227 Neotropic - White Rabbits  After a string of successful releases for Ninja Tune's Ntone imprint, Neotropic makes her Mush debut with her finest work to date: White Rabbits. Utilizing collaborative live performances from a number of talented guest musicians on a bed of sparse programming, Neotropic has crafted a release that is a continuation of her migration toward warm, minimal, acoustically grounded compositions. Her blend of environmental audio and rhythms document many moods and transitions. Piano lines and strings drift above fragile drum loops, an unassuming guitar strum slowly develops into a moving body of instruments, and sporadic vocals muse on the difficulty of finding and maintaining love. |
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| Exceptional - XLR8R / This is a shimmering, intoxicating record - Metro.Pop / Showcases an artist at the top of her form, remaking her image on her own terms, and refusing to allow her music to be affected by anything other than the limitations of her own creativity - Pitchfork |
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| Riz Maslen makes her Mush debut with White Rabbits, a silky blend of environmental audio, gentle electronics, and tranquil acoustic instrumentation. Piano and guitar weave a placid melody through "New Cross" until they dissolve into a rushing field recording from a London Tube station; a tiny voice drifts over drum loops in "Magpies" summoning piano, strings, bagpipe, and sweeping synthesizers to create a comforting nest of sound. Static, a wandering harmonica, and a slow-picked guitar take us to the wilderness in "Feelin' Remote" an Old West-style song that highlights the pervasive thread of Maslen's record: musings on the tangled nature of love and the distance that comes between people. White Rabbits gives us sonic companionship for the solitary moments of soul-searching. - Earplug |
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