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Mixed or average reviews- based on 8 Ratings

  • Summary: The fourth full-length studio release for the British electronic artist features collaborations with Banshee, Burial, Darkstar, and Rezzett.
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  1. Positive: 9 out of 18
  2. Negative: 0 out of 18
  1. Sep 9, 2016
    90
    This is the record Zomby’s always promised to make, and it’s everything we could have hoped for.
  2. Uncut
    Sep 2, 2016
    80
    Tough, yet seductive. [Oct 2016, p.40]
  3. Mojo
    Sep 6, 2016
    80
    Packed with airhorns, grunts and slashing keys, its tempo shifts at will, a reminder of a singular talent. [Oct 2016, p.99]
  4. Sep 1, 2016
    60
    Freeze and Yeti are not without invention, but sound like they’re covering familiar sonic territory--and this time without intending to.
  5. Dec 12, 2016
    60
    Although it's not without some dazzling moments, this is the Zomby album with the lowest quantity of thrills.
  6. Q Magazine
    Sep 6, 2016
    60
    Ultra is one for the hardcore fans. [Oct 2016, p.113]
  7. Sep 6, 2016
    40
    With Ultra, Zomby might have finally removed any remaining warmth from his sound: the album is cold to the point of inaccessibility.

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