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Kode9

Nothing

London-based dubstep pioneer Steve 'Kode9' Goodman with his debut solo album of dubstep fused electronic music

ADM rating[?]

7.2

Label
Hyperdub
UK Release date
06/11/2015
US Release date
06/11/2015
  1. 9.0 |   The Quietus

    I don't think any electronic or dance album has dealt so thoroughly with ideas of loss and transience; and Kode9 reminds us with Nothing that, as someone who's seen it all, and lost people along the way, he has few peers
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  2. 9.0 |   Gig Soup

    At 46 minutes, the album feels like a continuous stream of subtle aural, twists, turns, and unusual techniques, dripping into the ears of the listener
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  3. 8.0 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    Nothing continues his life’s work to twist and distort; to invert boundaries and genres and do more
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  4. 8.0 |   The List

    Strong and sonically memorable debut solo album
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  5. 8.0 |   Uncut

    Fine examples of distended and distorted dub reggae. Print edition only

  6. 8.0 |   Crack

    There might be a heavy silence beneath every rhythm, but Nothing never sounds like giving up
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  7. 8.0 |   Loud And Quiet

    Another bruising, haunting piece of work, but look closer and there’s also a gentleness that sits between the lines of this letter to a lost pal
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  8. 7.8 |   Resident Advisor

    The mechanistic form and function can feel totally lifeless, but there's a layer of mourning beneath the gleaming metal
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  9. 7.6 |   Pitchfork

    Leaves you awash in the sounds of the everyday: The static of the television not turned entirely turned off, the lull of old appliances stumbling to stay on after years of wear and tear
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  10. 7.0 |   Spin

    Even by Hyperdub’s standards — a 20-year lineage of beats birthed and incubated in London’s most soot-smeared corners (grime, dubstep) and Chicago’s windwept streets (footwork) — this is not a light record
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  11. 7.0 |   Tiny Mix Tapes

    Despite its conceptualist sonics and firmly placid surface, Nothing still winds up as Kode9’s most unsettling and miserablist release to date
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  12. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    One of the most honest and emotionally challenging electronic releases in recent memory
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  13. 6.0 |   The Irish Times

    The bass dominates with great efficiency, while Goodman works beats with meticulous timing
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  14. 6.0 |   Clash

    Intriguing but somewhat incomplete
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  15. 6.0 |   Q

    Evoking an antiseptic kind of dread. Print edition only

  16. 4.0 |   Spectrum Culture

    It’s an interesting listen, but more of an artifact than a good album
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