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IC-01 Hanoi

Unknown Mortal Orchestra

IC-01 Hanoi

Fifth full-length release by Oregon-based New Zealand psychedelic group recorded in the Vietnamese city of Hanoi with local musicians as an exploration into the outer edges of the band’s influences in jazz, fusion and the avant-garde

ADM rating[?]

6.2

Label
Jagjaguwar
UK Release date
26/10/2018
US Release date
26/10/2018
  1. 7.5 |   The Line Of Best Fit

    A very different release for Unknown Mortal Orchestra, taking on the challenge of being challenging, discarding psych-pop levity and going balls to the wall
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  2. 7.0 |   Uncut

    It's an austere, difficult listen, but it's frequently thrilling. Print edition only

  3. 7.0 |   Exclaim

    If nothing else, you have to admire UMO's commitment for releasing a project that could easily turn fair weather fans into un-followers, but then again, maybe that was Ruban Nielson's intent all along
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  4. 6.5 |   Pitchfork

    Joined by his brother, father, and the Vietnamese musician Minh Nguyen, Ruban Nielson throws off his habitually weighty themes and digs into a refreshingly raw, heady session of psychedelic rock
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  5. 6.0 |   The Music

    These “songs” obviously hold some significance for the band, who recorded some if not all in Vietnam and who were impressed enough to approve its release
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  6. 6.0 |   Q

    If a tad skronky in parts and slight at 28 minutes, the deep grooves of IC-01 pull you in. Print edition only

  7. 6.0 |   Mojo

    Amid the jams and Vietnamese trim, neat ideas coalesce. Print edition only

  8. 6.0 |   DIY

    On the peripheries of what we know to be UMO
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  9. 6.0 |   All Music

    While making Sex & Food in Vietnam, the band recorded an electric jazz record with the Neilsons' horn-playing father and local musician Minh Nguyen
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  10. 5.0 |   God Is In The TV

    There is literally nothing experimental on this record.
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