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ERIC COPELAND - Alien In A Garbage Dump

Name: ERIC COPELAND – Alien In A Garbage Dump
Item: Alien In A Garbage Dump
Rating: 6.5
Author: Antonio Ciarletta

2009 (Paw Tracks)

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by Antonio Ciarletta

6.5

Eric Copeland's new long-player, following 2007's "Hermaphrodite", doesn't stray far from the sonic coordinates of Black Dice and Terrestrial Tones. Rounded, maximalist pseudo-electronics, enriched with Ubzubian obtuseness and glitch-noise fragments. Many of the tracks are mere filler, or at best not-always-successful attempts to build collage-like structures – with a semblance of pop – around hypnotic grooves.

Granted, when Copeland manages to reconcile his rhythmic approach with the pop-warped sensibility that marks his releases above all, the result is something genuinely worthwhile, as on the track that gives the collection its title. Entertaining at times, tedious when Copeland tries to take himself seriously, but above all useful for understanding the direction the latest Black Dice have taken.

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04/10/2009

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This article is an English translation of the original Italian text by Antonio Ciarletta, published on OndaRock.it. It was translated with the help of artificial intelligence, under the editorial responsibility of OndaRock's editor-in-chief, Claudio Fabretti.

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