Dedication

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AlbumJul 11 / 201116 songs, 35m 38s
Dubstep Future Garage
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7.6 / 10

On his debut for the 4AD label, the UK producer releases his strangest, most low-key, and least dance-friendly record.

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With his 2009 debut Where Were You In ’92, Zomby bowed before the British hardcore rave scene that shaped his identity. Such a forward-thinking artist adopting such a thoroughly reverent approach left a small legion of fans unsure of where the mysterious producer would go next. Though the title of his latest betrays a…

Titled in reference to Zomby’s father, who passed away during its completion, Dedication can be taken simply as another release from the enigmatic producer.

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The memories of ‘Where Were U In ’92?’ now fading like bad tie-dye, and the bleeps and bytes of ‘One Foot Ahead Of The Other’ sheared and exposed, Zomby furthers his enigma by, in a typical

Dance producer Zomby's second album sounds like the soundtrack to a futuristic ghost film, says<strong> Killian Fox</strong>

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Part-dubstep, part-contemporary classical, wholly successful. That's Zomby in a nutshell, says <strong>Dave Simpson</strong>

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Zomby - Dedication review: A very real and very haunting response to a loss, and another landmark release for the elusive Zomby

Dedication 4AD ****

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