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Following on Seek Magic, his satisfying debut of hazy dream-pop, Memory Tapes' Dayve Hawk goes for more of a full-band sound with mixed results.

Artist: Memory Tapes

Album: Player Piano

Label:Carpark

Pitchfork 6.0

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UK producer's debut full-length inches closer to pop than his post-dubstep contemporaries James Blake or Jamie Woon.

Artist: SBTRKT

Album: SBTRKT

Label: Young Turks

Pitchfork 8.1

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The German electro-punks' first album in years is a curious thing indeed: a nostalgic work that evokes an idea of the future that turned out to be absurd.

Artist: Atari Teenage Riot

Album: Is This Hyperreal?

Label: Digital Hardcore

pitchfork 5.1

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Sonic collagist and Black Dice member's latest LP boasts some of his catchiest songs to date.

Artist: Eric Copeland

Album: Waco Taco Combo

Label: Escho

Pitchfork 7.5

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One-half of legendary indie-rap duo Cannibal Ox follows 2008's Dueces Wild with an album that briefly features CanOx partner Vordul Mega.

Artist: Vast Aire

Album: OX 2010: A Street Odyssey

Label: Fat Beats / Man Bites Dog

Pitchfork 4.6

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