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Free range electronica the press kit says. Intellectual chillout, I call it. From floating dub grooves to the incorporation of sound scraps dug up here and there, Mauxuam (palindrome alert!) serves up downtempo that surpasses the lastest chill comp from this or that generic label offering discount relaxation. Spots of glitch, minor faux industrial, tribalism, acid, breaks, yeah yeah yeah! Feeling free to use whatever influences damn well suit him, Maurizio Liguori, the mind behind Mauxuam, outdoes his mainstream "betters" by stimulating the brain at the same time he massages your soul. Your body may kick back and chill, but only so your mind can go elsewhere. Smart and constantly surprising in the way grooves are fed to your satiated ears, "Viceversa" is one chill album not to miss this year.-- review by Kristofer Upjohn
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