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Night Has A Thousand Screams

Umberto

Night Has A Thousand Screams

Former Expo '70 synth and bass player Matt Hill with an experimental electronic album based on a commission to score Spanish slasher movie Pieces

ADM rating[?]

6.3

Label
Rock Action
UK Release date
29/10/2012
US Release date
06/11/2012
  1. 8.0 |   The Skinny

    Its garish intensity places it alongside classic horror soundtracks like Goblin’s Suspiria, making Hill a contemporary master of the form
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  2. 7.0 |   Consequence Of Sound

    Horror and dark electronics fanatics alike will put this one on repeat for days, but its very powerful specificity will likely cut out a swath of listeners not interested in either ravenously dedicated sub-genre
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  3. 7.0 |   DIY

    Umberto has created something which, despite being by its very nature incidental, is incredibly enveloping. It is a soundtrack you can happily listen to minus any visual stimulation
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  4. 6.1 |   Pitchfork

    Hill's work is steadily gaining its own hue, and this album is a step toward a recognizable Umberto sound that won't instantly be tagged with all the influences he so adores
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  5. 5.0 |   Bowlegs

    There are some great singular ideas throughout, but as a whole, all the songs are out of context and Matt Hill is quickly revealed as a composer without a film
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