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U&I

Leila

U&I

Skewed electronica and experimental pop on the 4th album from the producer and DJ, here collaborating with Berlin DJ Mt Sims

ADM rating[?]

6.5

Label
Warp
UK Release date
23/01/2012
US Release date
24/01/2012
  1. 8.0 |   Mojo

    Matt Sims turns out to be the perfect complement to Leila's post-Moroder production pyrotechnics. Print edition only

  2. 8.0 |   Uncut

    It's the intoxicating instrumentals that remind you of her capricious talent. Print edition only

  3. 8.0 |   AU Review

    Disturbing and brilliant
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  4. 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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  5. 8.0 |   Clash

    A surprisingly revelatory record that captures the highs and lows of human experience and existence
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  6. 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. 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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  8. 7.0 |   BBC

    Batty, compelling, smart and unusual
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  9. 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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  10. 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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  11. 6.2 |   Pitchfork

    the most straightforward music Leila has produced to date
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  12. 6.0 |   Q

    A febrile, vital rush of looped monotone vocals, buzzing electronics and fractured beats. Print edition only

  13. 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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  14. 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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  15. 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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  16. 5.0 |   Under The Radar

    Will only impress if you’re already part of Warp’s main target audience
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  17. 4.0 |   The Guardian

    Challenges are often rewarding, but there isn't much reward for submitting to this particular test
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  18. 4.0 |   The Fly

    An often prosaic return
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