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Ice Level
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  • Summary: The seven-piece collective led by Carlos Hernandez releases its first album on the Infinite Best label.
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  • Record Label: Infinite Best
  • Genre(s): R&B, Soul, Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Alternative Pop/Rock, Neo-Soul, Post-Disco
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 5
  2. Mixed: 2 out of 5
  3. Negative: 0 out of 5
  1. The Boston Phoenix
    Mar 22, 2012
    100
    The sound is as swoon-inducing as it is complex. A brilliant debut full-length.
  2. Pitchfork
    Mar 22, 2012
    73
    While Ice Level's an awful lot to process, it's the finest sort of overload; listen closely enough, and you can almost hear your circuits being rewired.
  3. Consequence
    Mar 22, 2012
    70
    When the record keeps from overcomplicating things, it's a pretty unique trip.
  4. Austin Chronicle
    Mar 22, 2012
    50
    Founder Carlos Hernandez has a tendency to mask his arrangements in more noise than they need, dynamics buried in the resulting fracas.
  5. AllMusic
    Mar 22, 2012
    50
    The sheer density of the tunes becomes an issue right away.

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  1. AlexxTrusc
    Mar 30, 2012
    8
    On The Ava Luna's debut album - "Ice Level", man can find compositions almost entirely maintained in minimalist arrangements combined with anOn The Ava Luna's debut album - "Ice Level", man can find compositions almost entirely maintained in minimalist arrangements combined with an electronic background, which may somewhat resemble the work of Gorillaz - moreover, with equally positive overtones. Songs such as "Calculus" and "A Year of Mirth" keep a little weird, but cool climate - just like the rest of the material.… Expand

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