Review of the album at Froggy's Delight. [...] This new album remains true to Orwell's past work: refined pop, superb arrangements (that little xylophone there, can you hear it?), warm, with rounded edges, nothing is superfluous, everything flows smoothly. Whether it's the voice, magnificently accurate, the sumptuous melodies, the little touches here and there to enhance a chorus, or give goosebumps at just the right moment ("Searching Without Relent" and its backing vocals). [...]

Review at Sun Burns Out. [...] Composite is anything but an incoherent collection. While it can still be seen as a distillation of a quarter-century of passionate music and vibrant, silky compositions, Orwell now has enough experience and the talent we've long recognized to give it a cohesive and entirely personal feel. [...]

Thanks PopNews! [...] So, we listen closely and we hear the beautiful arrangements of the hit song "Soltanto" (flutes, vibraphone, etc.). On "Extralucide," it's the very '80s-sounding bass and the backing vocals that do the trick, and in "Tellement sans," which has a strong JP Nataf vibe, it's the deep percussion that really grabs you. [...]

Thanks to Magic Revue Pop Moderne! [...] So we're gently drawn in by a track like "Si le sol se dérobe" (If the Ground Gives Way), a kind of dreamy, hazy pop with a female choir. And we go back to listening to "Long Is the Race," wonderfully melancholic, while thinking of The Blue Nile and David Sylvian. These are big names who give us a sense of the potential. [...]