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Contact, Love, Want, Have

Ikonika

Contact, Love, Want, Have

A full-length debut for London producer Sara Abdel-Hamid's distinctive take on dubstep

ADM rating[?]

7.4

Label
Hyperdub
UK Release date
05/04/2010
  1. 8.2 |   Beats Per Minute

    A triumphant, confident album that marks Ikonika as a true talent moving forward in leaps and bounds
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  2. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    A hugely impressive statement of intent: streamlined without being overly smooth, melodic without being overly sentimental and danceable without ever straying too far towards simplicity
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  3. 8.0 |   The Digital Fix

    A top-drawer display of dubstep brilliance
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  4. 8.0 |   NME

    It's all about the now; it's hard to think of a more exciting p[lace to be. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   The Quietus

    Meticulous and delicate though it may be, Contact, Want, Love, Have is nothing if not soulful, and courage is, always, the best part of soul
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  6. 8.0 |   State

    An album that enticingly seems to tie together a lot that is new and colourful in recent dubstep
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  7. 7.0 |   Pitchfork

    Ikonika's desire to inject some playfulness into a genre that could use a lot more of it is a good and welcome thing
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  8. 6.0 |   Uncut

    Overall Contact... feels like one idea stretched over an hour. Print edition only


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