''Reset'' is an album by

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and

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(the respective stage names of Noah Lennox and Peter Kember), released on August 12, 2022 through Domino. It marks the duo's first collaborative album; Kember had previously co-produced Lennox's ''

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'' (2011) and ''

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'' (2015).

Composition

Much of the album is built on a bedrock of sampled loops taken from the intros of various 1950s and 1960s pop songs, with Panda Bear and Sonic Boom sharing vocal duties on top of these.

Release

The album was released on August 12, 2022, through

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Reception

In a positive review for ''

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'', Daniel Felsenthal wrote that the album was "the most pleasurable release" of both Lennox and Kember's career. He added, "Less palliative than corrective, ''Reset'' is a dose of human lightness in the drudgery of the now." Writing for

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, Fred Thomas noted that "There's a sense that the heightened collaborative element takes the pressure off of both artists, and the songs sound like two old friends joyfully exchanging ideas and toying with the possibilities of their sound." In a mixed review, Thomas Bedenbaugh of ''

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'' opined that the album "revels in the whimsical sounds of '50s and '60s pop and rock but lacks the memorable songwriting that made much of the best music from that era so indelible."

''Reset in Dub''

On July 13, 2023, the duo announced a dub rework of the album called ''Reset in Dub'', helmed by British dub producer

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. The album was released digitally on August 18 by Domino, and on vinyl on December 8. The first single, "Whirlpool Dub (Adrian Sherwood Reset in Dub Remix)", was released the same day as the announcement.

Track listing

Notes * "Gettin' to the Point" contains samples of " Three Steps to Heaven", written by Bob Cochran and

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, and performed by Eddie Cochran. * "Go On" contains samples of " Give It to Me", written by

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and performed by

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. * "Edge of the Edge" contains samples of " Denise" written by Neil Mel Levenson and performed by Randy & the Rainbows. * "Danger" contains a sample of "Love of My Life" written by

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and performed by

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. * "Livin' in the After" contains samples of "

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", written by

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and

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, and performed by

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Personnel

– vocals, percussion, bass guitar, Arturia MicroFreak, acoustic guitar, Vox Starstream guitar,

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, recording, mixing *

– vocals, loops, percussion, effects, Yamaha PSS-480, Eventide H910 Harmonizer,

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, production, recording, mixing * Paul Mac – mastering * Guilherme Gonçalves – recording * Marco Papiro – artwork

Charts

References

{{Panda Bear 2022 collaborative albums Panda Bear (musician) albums Peter Kember albums Domino Recording Company albums