PC Music Volume 1

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PC Music Volume 1

Critical reception

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==Critical reception==
==Critical reception==
{{Album ratings
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|MC=73/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pc-music-volume-1/various-artists|title=
|MC=69/100{{cite web|url=https://www.metacritic.com/music/pc-music-volume-1/various-artists|title=
PC Music Volume 1 by Various Artists|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=7 June 2015}}
PC Music Volume 1 by Various Artists|publisher=[[Metacritic]]. [[CBS Interactive]]|accessdate=7 June 2015}}
|rev1=[[Consequence of Sound]]
|rev1=[[Consequence of Sound]]
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|rev9Score=3.5/5{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=17 May 2015|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/67114/PC-Music-PC-Music-Volume-1/|title=Review: PC Music – PC Music Vol. 1|work=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=26 June 2015}}
|rev9Score=3.5/5{{cite web|last=Robinson|first=Will|date=17 May 2015|url=https://www.sputnikmusic.com/review/67114/PC-Music-PC-Music-Volume-1/|title=Review: PC Music – PC Music Vol. 1|work=Sputnikmusic|accessdate=26 June 2015}}
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''PC Music Volume 1'' garnered polarising{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/enigmatic-pc-music-is-ready-for-real-life.html |title=The Enigmatic PC Music Is Ready for Real Life |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=15 May 2015 |website=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} yet mostly positive reviews from critics. name = "Metacritic"/> As of June 2015, the album holds an aggregate 73 out of 100 based on eight reviews. ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' wrote that the album "leaves space for [[agnosticism]] about whether it's all a joke or a deathly serious artistic maneuver." ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine regretted the omission of some of the label's more [[Satirical music|satirical]] work, but it continued that "at almost 30 minutes exactly, ''PC Music Volume 1'' quits while it's ahead."{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/review-pc-music-volume-one/ |title=Review: 'PC Music Volume 1' Proves the Satirical Collective Can Sell Us Anything |last=Weiss |first=Dan |date=8 May 2015 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] described the album as a "rapturous, nightmarish cartoon corpus" that showcases "a meaningful spectrum of approaches within the PC Music [[ethos]]".
''PC Music Volume 1'' received divided reviews from critics.{{cite web |url=https://www.vulture.com/2015/05/enigmatic-pc-music-is-ready-for-real-life.html |title=The Enigmatic PC Music Is Ready for Real Life |last=Zoladz |first=Lindsay |date=15 May 2015 |website=[[Vulture (blog)|Vulture]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} According to the [[review aggregator]] website [[Metacritic]], it received "generally favorable reviews", with a score of 69 out of 100 based on nine reviews. ''[[Consequence of Sound]]'' wrote that the album "leaves space for [[agnosticism]] about whether it's all a joke or a deathly serious artistic maneuver". ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' magazine regretted the omission of some of the label's more [[Satirical music|satirical]] work, but it continued that "at almost 30 minutes exactly, ''PC Music Volume 1'' quits while it's ahead".{{cite web |url=http://www.spin.com/2015/05/review-pc-music-volume-one/ |title=Review: 'PC Music Volume 1' Proves the Satirical Collective Can Sell Us Anything |last=Weiss |first=Dan |date=8 May 2015 |website=[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} [[Pitchfork (website)|''Pitchfork'']] described the album as a "rapturous, nightmarish cartoon corpus" that showcases "a meaningful spectrum of approaches within the PC Music [[ethos]]".


In more mixed reviews, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s Jon Dolan said that with the exception of [[A. G. Cook]]'s "Beautiful", "the songs are only as good as the concept, which wears thin fast."{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/various-artists-pc-music-volume-one-20150518 |title=PC Music Volume One |last=Dolan |first=Jon |date=18 May 2015 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} A review published in ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' described the song as "glossy, giddy, sparkly and shallow", much like music that would fitting wealthy private school teenaged student's sleepover.''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]''. August 2015. p.55. Xavier Boucherat described how he scored the album on a 20-point scale in his review for the magazine ''Crack'': "2 points for Danny 'dick in the pants' Harle for having arguably the funniest moniker out, 2 for those '[[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]] own PC Music' rumours that you yourselves probably started, and 6 for GFOTY who weirdly reminds me of my mum."
In more mixed reviews, ''[[Rolling Stone]]'''s Jon Dolan said that with the exception of [[A. G. Cook]]'s "Beautiful", "the songs are only as good as the concept, which wears thin fast".{{cite web |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/albumreviews/various-artists-pc-music-volume-one-20150518 |title=PC Music Volume One |last=Dolan |first=Jon |date=18 May 2015 |website=[[Rolling Stone]] |access-date=18 May 2015}} A review published in ''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]'' described the album as "[resembling] the soundtrack to a posh private schooler's teen sleepover—glossy, giddy, sparkly and shallow".''[[The Wire (magazine)|The Wire]]''. August 2015. p.55. Xavier Boucherat described how he scored the album on a 20-point scale in his review for the magazine ''Crack'': "2 points for Danny 'dick in the pants' Harle for having arguably the funniest moniker out, 2 for those '[[Red Bull GmbH|Red Bull]] own PC Music' rumours that you yourselves probably started, and 6 for GFOTY who weirdly reminds me of my mum".


''PC Music Volume 1'' was ranked the 36th best album of 2015 by [[Time Out London]], the 7th best experimental album by ''[[PopMatters]]'', and made ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and ''[[Flavorwire]]''{{'}}s lists of the best albums of the first half of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-albums-of-2015|title=The 50 best albums of 2015|last1=Keens|first1=Oliver|last2=Manning|first2=James|last3=Parker|first3=Tristan|work=Time Out London|date=17 December 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-experimental-albums-2015-2495462720.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3|title=The 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2015|last=Harrison|first=A Noa|work=PopMatters|date=4 August 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/06/50-best-albums-2015-so-far/5/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far|author=SPIN Staff|work=Spin|date=1 June 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/524091/the-25-best-albums-of-2015-so-far|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2015 So Far|last=Mapes|first=Jillian|work=Flavorwire|date=23 June 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}
''PC Music Volume 1'' was ranked the 36th best album of 2015 by [[Time Out London]], the 7th best experimental album by ''[[PopMatters]]'', and made ''[[Spin (magazine)|Spin]]'' and ''[[Flavorwire]]''{{'}}s lists of the best albums of the first half of 2015.{{cite web|url=https://www.timeout.com/london/music/the-best-albums-of-2015|title=The 50 best albums of 2015|last1=Keens|first1=Oliver|last2=Manning|first2=James|last3=Parker|first3=Tristan|work=Time Out London|date=17 December 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.popmatters.com/best-experimental-albums-2015-2495462720.html?rebelltitem=3#rebelltitem3|title=The 10 Best Experimental Albums of 2015|last=Harrison|first=A Noa|work=PopMatters|date=4 August 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.spin.com/2015/06/50-best-albums-2015-so-far/5/|title=The 50 Best Albums of 2015 So Far|author=SPIN Staff|work=Spin|date=1 June 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}{{cite web|url=https://www.flavorwire.com/524091/the-25-best-albums-of-2015-so-far|title=The 25 Best Albums of 2015 So Far|last=Mapes|first=Jillian|work=Flavorwire|date=23 June 2015|accessdate=30 December 2020}}
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