We have had a large number of reviews and articles about the Dark Model’s debut album, including those on Examiner, Guardian Liberty Voice, Hype Machine, Skopemag, The DJ List, DJZ.com, Magnetic, Dance Music Northwest, Joonbug, Trailer Music News, Music Street Journal, Obscure Sound, Quip Magazine, Wordkrapht, Indiemunity, Death By Electro, Scene Point Blank, Soletron.
To check those articles, please refer to Press page on Dark Model official website. I’d like to thank all these journalists and websites for writing very insightful and inspiring articles.
http://www.darkmodelmusic.com/category/press/
“Tatsuya Oe has created one of the best electronic music efforts in recent memory and easily one of the most grandiose and memorable of 2014. The fact that his self-titled album as Dark Model is merely a debut should be nothing short of intimidating to all other producers within the world of EDM. (Score: 9.5/10)”
Brian Lion, Under The Gun Review (article)
“Dark Model’s self-titled album offers up an electronic sound like no other. The symphonic experience is one of a kind as Dark Model provides listeners with an orchestral theme on 16 cuts. (5 out of 5 stars Final Grade: A)”
Kyle Jarmon, Examiner.com (article)
“This disc really surprised me. It’s not exactly my kind of music. This album, though, just blew me away. In fact, it’s likely to make my best of 2014 list. I’m pretty impressed with this. It works really well and is a great ride.”
G. W. Hill, Music Street Journal (article)
“As the album comes to its end, it’s clear that Dark Model is a rarity – ambitious in its attempt to fuse cinematic scores with up-to-the-minute dub aesthetics, and overall it’s successful in what it has set out to do.”
Chris Marsh, Skopemag.com (article)
“I can guarantee you’ve never heard anything quite like Dark Model. The record is so well-executed, it’s almost impossible to believe that it’s the work of one person. I’d be more likely to believe that a team of the industry’s finest gathered in secret to remix some obscure centuries-old masterpieces.”
Jared Wolf, Indiemunity “Dark Model Drops the Bass on Intensely Orchestral Debut” (article)
“What really sets Oe apart from his electronic peers is his originality. He creates a sound that cannot be compared to any artist who has come before him. Surely emerging artists will try to emulate Dark Model’s sound, but Oe brings a complexity to his work that is interesting and irresistible. (5 out of 5 stars)”
Laurie Fanelli, VeggieFans.net (article)
“His first album, self-titled Dark Model, is an audio storyboard or sorts, and unfolds just as you’d expect from a superhero sound engineer: thrilling adventure, dire downfalls, and triumphant victory.”
Darby Bundy, Dance Music Northwest “Gotham City’s Electronic Hero – Dark Model” (article)
“In other words, if a Tron 2 were to be released, I think Daft Punk would know who to collaborate with next.”
Rachele, What’s Good With It (article)
“Tatsuya Oe has created an album that many different music fans can enjoy. The skill demonstrated in this collection of tracks can not be ignored because Tatsuya Oe has a spectacular understanding of what he wants to do with each piece.”
Garrett Jutte, Guardian Liberty Voice (article)
“Dark Model rides that wave the way a knight would ride into battle. Tatsuya Oe, the brain behind the name, and also known as DJ Captain Funk, blends cinematic orchestrations with new edged electronic music to create music with an intensity that few could achieve.”
Victor Alfieri, Wordkrapht (article)
“Crossing genres is tricky to do and be taken seriously, but Dark Model is an example of how it sounds when you do it right. There is an obvious appreciation of diverse musical backgrounds in every track on the album with a flair for the heroic that can unironically be described with terms like “soundscape”. It’s music that truly transports the listener.”
Scott Wilson, Quip Magazine (article)
“Oe remains in high demand because he creates a completely idiosyncratic style of electronica, one that can be found pulsating at clubs just as likely as at the desk of a music critic impressed with Oe’s broad stylistic grasp.”
Mike Mineo, Obscure Sound (article)
“Listening to Dark Model’s debut release really put me in a state of trance. His music does exactly what he wanted it to do, and that’s to build and tell a story.”
Amanda Cowan, The DJ List (article)
“This is dancey to please most educated club kids , but also serves as his calling card to Hollywood as this album is almost a tapestry of would be soundtracks.”
Wil Cifer, “Next Big Thing ?: Dark Model” on Soletron.com (article)
“You could call him an electroinc artist, but that would seem to sell him short.”
Will Oliver, We All Want Someone To Shout For & Hype Machine (article)
“Dark Model is a collection of 16 awesome instrumental tracks that just keep you mesmerized.”
Rob Perez, “Dark Model’s self-titled album is a soundtrack to those in a wormhole” on The Music Universe (article)
“If you want electronic music with depth, this is it.”
Kimberly Jeong, DJZ.com (article)
“Are you a gamer who also likes to dance ? Well here is the soundtrack to your next MMO.”
Hiplanta.com (article)
“Dark Model’s Electronic Orchestral Album Is A Cinematic Spectacle”
Death By Electro (Electronic Music Magazine, article)
