• Record Label: Warp
  • Release Date: Nov 2, 2018
Metascore
81

Universal acclaim - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 10 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
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  1. Nov 1, 2018
    90
    Ultraviolet is indebted to the charm of the natural world, but with it, Moran unlocks dazzling new ones in the process, keys jammed firmly between the strings of her instrument.
  2. Nov 1, 2018
    90
    It is this process of combining darkness and light that make Ultraviolet such an interesting listen, as Moran attempts and succeeds in surpassing the confined spaces of individual genres and practices to create a more holistic work.
  3. The Wire
    Dec 4, 2018
    80
    The delicacy and lightness of the album is underpinned by mesmerising, rich textures, constantly buzzing and clunking away beneath the surface. [Jan 2019, p.70]
  4. Dec 3, 2018
    80
    It is a strange softness that contains all in a luminescence that exceeds it.
  5. Q Magazine
    Nov 1, 2018
    80
    By turns eerie and enthralling, it's the kind of experiment [John] Cage would surely applaud. [Dec 2018, p.111]
  6. Nov 5, 2018
    76
    Where Bloodroot bristled with bright, dissonant clusters, Ultraviolet is consonant and warm, with steady rhythms and reassuring harmonies. It is a spring rain rather than a freak hailstorm.
  7. Dec 18, 2018
    70
    She finds the dilated wonder of spontaneous composition and hones her playful permutations down to a surprisingly concentrated work. The electro-acoustic compositions cascade and bend around cyclic phrases as the album deftly toes the line between impulse and revision.
  8. Nov 19, 2018
    70
    Ultraviolet could have had a little more variety in its seven tracks, but it remains an impressive outing by this multi-talented new artist.
  9. Nov 5, 2018
    70
    Ultraviolet is a remarkable album that blurs the lines between jazz improvisation, modern composition, and ambient electronic music, forming its own musical language.
  10. Uncut
    Nov 1, 2018
    70
    A highly evolved exercise in absorption and restraint. [Dec 2018, p.28]

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