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Edgeland

Karl Hyde

Edgeland

Solo debut from the Underworld singer co-produced with composer Leo Abrahams

ADM rating[?]

6.6

Label
Commercial Marketing
UK Release date
22/04/2013
US Release date
22/04/2013
  1. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    This is much more than a chill-out album; there’s a level of depth here which showcases Hyde’s musical maturity and sensibility
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  2. 8.0 |   Q

    Far from a mid-life indulgence or quirky side project, this is a brave and beautiful album. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   Evening Standard

    With these nine understated electronic sketches and an accompanying full-length documentary film made with Kieran Evans, he paints a grim landscape with a rare beauty
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  4. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Edgeland paints one of those sonic worlds that's so lush that you won't mind spending more time there
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  5. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A joyous but intricate album, Edgeland is a perfectly paced outlet for Hyde’s cryptic urban snapshots
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  6. 7.0 |   All Music

    Mellow, abstract, and alluring, this worthwhile journey also offers Underworld fans a clear picture of Hyde's artistic contribution to the group
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  7. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    Should be treasured both by anyone who has a taste for these kinds of self-contained, gorgeously appointed sonic miniatures and by Underworld fans who appreciate Hyde’s dreamier poetic side
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  8. 6.0 |   Fact

    BBC Radio 2 beckons
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  9. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Finds him traversing the urban hinterlands. Print edition only

  10. 6.0 |   The Scotsman

    There is a peaceful, pastoral quality to these ambient tracks
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  11. 6.0 |   Mojo

    From the man who once growled "Lager, lager, lager" it's some transition. Print edition only

  12. 6.0 |   Independent on Sunday

    With the best will in the world, he's a vocalist not a singer
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  13. 6.0 |   The Independent

    An album as hard to pin down as fog, but redeemed by moments of transcendent beauty
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  14. 6.0 |   Daily Telegraph

    Elusive and ethereal, it hints at the late night soulscapes of the Blue Nile but remains boldly, if at times frustratingly, out of focus
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  15. 4.0 |   The Observer

    Strangely underpowered – the music sounds watered down – and Hyde's stream-of-consciousness lyrics are more rambling than visionary
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