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9.0
81545
9.0 |
The Quietus
I don't think any electronic or dance album has dealt so thoroughly with ideas of loss and transience; and Kode9 reminds us with Nothing that, as someone who's seen it all, and lost people along the way, he has few peers
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9.0
81951
9.0 |
Gig Soup
At 46 minutes, the album feels like a continuous stream of subtle aural, twists, turns, and unusual techniques, dripping into the ears of the listener
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8.0
81542
8.0 |
The Line Of Best Fit
Nothing continues his life’s work to twist and distort; to invert boundaries and genres and do more
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8.0
81543
8.0 |
The List
Strong and sonically memorable debut solo album
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8.0
81662
8.0 |
Uncut
Fine examples of distended and distorted dub reggae. Print edition only
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8.0
81683
8.0 |
Crack
There might be a heavy silence beneath every rhythm, but Nothing never sounds like giving up
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8.0
81686
8.0 |
Loud And Quiet
Another bruising, haunting piece of work, but look closer and there’s also a gentleness that sits between the lines of this letter to a lost pal
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7.8
82091
7.8 |
Resident Advisor
The mechanistic form and function can feel totally lifeless, but there's a layer of mourning beneath the gleaming metal
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7.6
81922
7.6 |
Pitchfork
Leaves you awash in the sounds of the everyday: The static of the television not turned entirely turned off, the lull of old appliances stumbling to stay on after years of wear and tear
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7.0
81647
7.0 |
Spin
Even by Hyperdub’s standards — a 20-year lineage of beats birthed and incubated in London’s most soot-smeared corners (grime, dubstep) and Chicago’s windwept streets (footwork) — this is not a light record
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7.0
81723
7.0 |
Tiny Mix Tapes
Despite its conceptualist sonics and firmly placid surface, Nothing still winds up as Kode9’s most unsettling and miserablist release to date
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7.0
81570
7.0 |
Exclaim
One of the most honest and emotionally challenging electronic releases in recent memory
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6.0
81574
6.0 |
The Irish Times
The bass dominates with great efficiency, while Goodman works beats with meticulous timing
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6.0
81544
6.0 |
Clash
Intriguing but somewhat incomplete
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6.0
81661
6.0 |
Q
Evoking an antiseptic kind of dread. Print edition only
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4.0
82645
4.0 |
Spectrum Culture
It’s an interesting listen, but more of an artifact than a good album
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