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Edition 1

King Midas Sound and Fennesz

Edition 1

Third album of ambient dubstep from Kevin Martin (aka The Bug) in collaboration with Austrian guitarist Christian Fennesz

ADM rating[?]

7.0

Label
Ninja Tune
UK Release date
18/09/2015
US Release date
18/09/2015
  1. 8.5 |   Crack

    For the most part, this engulfing and enigmatic album is a master-class in delicate desolation, and a beautiful merging of two restless electronic innovators
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  2. 8.0 |   All Music

    A seamless fusion of aching isolationism and avant lover's rock
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  3. 8.0 |   The Arts Desk

    From atonal industrial punk sounds to experimental dubby grooves, Kevin Martin has shown himself to be something of a sonic explorer. Edition 1 suggests that his explorations are far from over
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  4. 8.0 |   Mojo

    You don't dip into this music- it fully engulfs you. Print edition only

  5. 8.0 |   Q

    A quiet storm of a record. Print edition only

  6. 7.2 |   Resident Advisor

    A haunted delight
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  7. 7.0 |   Drowned In Sound

    This is a seamless, and often glorious, album, one that showcases a profound peace and melancholia through a focus on ambient washes
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  8. 6.7 |   Pitchfork

    Edition 1 mimics the depression and subsequent grind and quiet desolation of a breakup so precisely that it's hard to take in all at once
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  9. 6.0 |   NOW

    The results are indisputably unique, but the project often feels more like a collection of intriguing experiments than a proper album
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  10. 4.0 |   Beardfood

    Sometimes, silence is golden. On Edition 1, the vocals are more than an unwelcome intrusion
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