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8.0
36267
8.0 |
Mojo
Matt Sims turns out to be the perfect complement to Leila's post-Moroder production pyrotechnics. Print edition only
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8.0
36268
8.0 |
Uncut
It's the intoxicating instrumentals that remind you of her capricious talent. Print edition only
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8.0
36611
8.0 |
AU Review
Disturbing and brilliant
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8.0
36712
8.0 |
Rave Magazine
If you want to hear the work of a production genius who doesn’t give a fuck about trendiness, U&I delivers in spades
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8.0
36265
8.0 |
Clash
A surprisingly revelatory record that captures the highs and lows of human experience and existence
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7.0
36328
7.0 |
musicOMH
Whilst it might not always be a pleasurable listen, there’s something visceral and exciting about this music
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7.0
36465
7.0 |
NME
New, distorted shapes that at times recall the dark textures of Prurient’s ‘Bermuda Drain’ or Fever Ray’s debut
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7.0
36519
7.0 |
BBC
Batty, compelling, smart and unusual
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6.8
36849
6.8 |
Beats Per Minute
As out of place as the occasional vocals are, the production surrounding them is impressive enough to at least disregard the problems for the short-term
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6.5
37301
6.5 |
The Quietus
With judicious editing U & I could have made a truly killer EP. As an album, however, it’s hindered by a proliferation of ponderous filler
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6.2
36557
6.2 |
Pitchfork
the most straightforward music Leila has produced to date
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6.0
36269
6.0 |
Q
A febrile, vital rush of looped monotone vocals, buzzing electronics and fractured beats. Print edition only
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6.0
36305
6.0 |
A.V. Club
A whirlwind of dark, intense, industrial, often stern soundscapes that accentuate the more alien side of Sims’s cool, icy, strangely soulful vocals
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6.0
36737
6.0 |
State
The album tends to switch between moments of industrial clatter and ambient iciness and this results in a disjointed listening experience
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6.0
36264
6.0 |
Bowlegs
Despite the focussed collaborative process, U&I is a frustratingly uneven album, but it’s worth digging out the highlights
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5.0
36813
5.0 |
Under The Radar
Will only impress if you’re already part of Warp’s main target audience
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4.0
36266
4.0 |
The Guardian
Challenges are often rewarding, but there isn't much reward for submitting to this particular test
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4.0
36570
4.0 |
The Fly
An often prosaic return
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