Lots of nice reviews coming in for "These Promises Are Being Videotaped:"
“The double-neck guitar is the ultimate signifier of musical masturbation and phallocentric crotch rocking. That is, unless you’re El Ten Eleven, the post-rock duo from Los Angeles, who lay down simple rhythms, then wield the finished product as mechanized dance jams.”
— Flaunt, Issue #98
“Their third record, These Promises Are Being Videotaped, is packed full of danceable melodies that put Ratatat to shame.”
— Spin.com, “Artist of the Day,” November 24, 2008
“Once the record stops, you want more, and more, and more.”
— Filter, Winter 2008
"El Ten Eleven never let's its virtuosity get in the way of making engaging post rock."
—The Onion, December 10, 2008
"Kristian Dunn and Tim Fogarty create a dazzling pallatte of electronic sound."
— Urb, December 2008
“DFA 1979 and Ratatat are obvious antecedents, but these guys place a great emphasis on layering and manipulating loops on top of a consistently bodyrocking beat.”
— RCRDLBL.com, November 14, 2008
“Winning the prize for the most technically impressive band I’ve seen this year was L.A.’s El Ten Eleven. Dunn was often playing guitar and bass simultaneously on his double-necked guitar while his foot moved in a blur across effects and looping pedals. The coordination and precision was breathtaking without straying into gimmickry.”
— DenverPost.com (Denver, CO), November 18, 2008
“Is as thoughtful as it is unconstrained as it is satisfyingly accessible.”
— Rochester City Paper (Rochester, NY), November 19, 2008
“The group’s instrumental post-rock occasionally brings to mind Tortoise or the Album Leaf but just as often indulges its inner Daft Punk with thumping electronic beats.”
— The Pitch (Kansas City, MO), November 11, 2008
“Constructed extraordinary tunnels of sound using various effects pedals and sampled loops that they create on the fly. Just think Explosions in the Sky – but with a pulse.”
— Seattle Times (Seattle, WA), November 6, 2008
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