''Machines That Make Civilization Fun'' is a solo studio album by American hip hop musician

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, a former member of

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. It was released on

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in 2012. "Black Roses" was released as a single from the album.

Critical reception

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, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 65, based on 7 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". Thomas Quinlan of ''

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'' wrote, "''Machines That Make Civilization Fun'' is Bigg Jus's best, most well-rounded solo album so far, but it's still a difficult listen that will likely limit the album's appeal to advanced listeners only." Emma H. Sundstrom of ''

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'' gave the album 7 stars out of 10, stating, "It's hard to gauge now how dated it will sound in five or ten years, but at this moment, it's the neurotic and deafening sound of a civilization whose machines are beginning to break down, and it sounds terrifyingly familiar." Bram E. Gieben of '' The Skinny'' gave the album 4 stars out of 5, commenting that "Far from instant gratification, what this album offers is a puzzle-box of rhymes and beats to decode; at times cryptic, at others feral and intense." ''

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Critical reception

Track listing

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