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Held

Holy Other

Held

Debut album of ambient R&B from the enigmatic Manchester-based producer

ADM rating[?]

7.5

Label
TRI ANGLE
UK Release date
27/08/2012
  1. 10.0 |   The Skinny

    Rarely has instrumental electronic music been so heartfelt; simultaneously transcendent, uplifting, stately and sad. Absolutely exquisite
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  2. 8.5 |   Prefix

    It's completely mesmerizing. Wrap it around you and let its wounds seep into your own
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  3. 8.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    The sort of record that worms its way into your head and stays there, leaving a faint imprint on your psyche
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  4. 8.0 |   BBC

    For all its cleverness it’s not just a calculated exercise. There is commercial potential for this music, which sounds like Michael Jackson slowed down to 18bpm, or R. Kelly in Hell
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  5. 8.0 |   DIY

    It’s one of the most powerful records to be released in a very long time
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  6. 8.0 |   musicOMH

    An escapist experience par excellence
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  7. 8.0 |   No Ripcord

    Not only is it the first touchstone in Tri Angle’s still compact discography, but one that should inform other producers that it’s more about the feeling and less about the drop
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  8. 8.0 |   Pitchfork

    With Held he triumphantly translates his bruised intimacy to full-length format without losing any of its skin-prickling power
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  9. 7.5 |   Bowlegs

    Holy Other has gone about making a record the only way he knows how, and it leaves us spellbound, and stranded without genre
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  10. 7.0 |   PopMatters

    This is deep stuff and it’s probably going to get even deeper still
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  11. 7.0 |   NME

    A willfully evasive record of billowing minor chords and disembodied vocals. Print edition only

  12. 7.0 |   Uncut

    Its emotional honesty is bracing rather than awkward. Print edition only

  13. 6.0 |   Q

    Deeply affecting debut from new emo-ambient force. Print edition only

  14. 5.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Between the Held‘s strong opening and closing acts, it’s apparent that Holy Other is still working in the world of the EP and may have jumped the gun on a full-length release.
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