Human Voice (album)

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Human Voice
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Studio album by
ReleasedSeptember 23, 2014
Label Leaving Records [1]
Dntel chronology
Aimlessness
(2012)
Human Voice
(2014)

Human Voice is an album by Dntel, released on September 23, 2014. It is Dntel's first LP under the Leaving Records label.

Contents

Sound

The sound of Human Voice is less lyrical and vocal than his past albums, with emphasis on the warping of human voices and use of synths instead of acoustic arrangements. The first vocalized synth that appears in the album happens to be that of the Casio SK-1 preset that shares the name with the album.

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
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Metacritic 80/100 [2]
Review scores
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Pitchfork Media (6.8/10) [4]
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Human Voice received positive reviews from critics. On Metacritic, the album holds a score of 80/100 based on 4 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]

Track listing

  1. "Human Voice"
  2. "Fringes of Focus (instrumental)"
  3. "If I Stay a Minute"
  4. "Bike Path"
  5. "Foraya"
  6. "Connections"
  7. "Bay Loop"
  8. "Ashby"

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References

  1. Payne, John (October 4, 2014). "Dntel". LA Weekly.
  2. 1 2 "Human Voice by Dntel Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic . Retrieved 7 December 2017.
  3. Allmusic review
  4. "Dntel: Human Voice". Pitchfork.
  5. "Dntel: Human Voice". PopMatters. 26 September 2014. Retrieved 7 December 2017.