User ratings in Music are temporarily disabled. More info
- Summary: The second full-length solo release for the ex-Monotonix guitarist features guest appearances from the Eastern Medicine Singers.
Buy Now
| Buy on |
|
- Record Label: Joyful Noise
- Genre(s): Pop/Rock, Alternative/Indie Rock, Experimental Rock, Neo-Psychedelia, International
- More Details and Credits »
Score distribution:
-
Positive: 6 out of 6
-
Mixed: 0 out of 6
-
Negative: 0 out of 6
-
UncutMay 25, 2018On paper this should be a mess; on record it's a thrillingly chaotic sonic voyage. [Jun 2018, p.27]
-
May 25, 2018Universalists is an extension and expansion of his solo debut, an evolution as simultaneously radical and just-right as any of the changes he’s known for improvising live.
-
May 25, 2018That’s the beauty of Universalists: there’s no use trying to pin it down. What’s more, doing so discredits its core thesis: music is music, plain and simple. Gat manages to capture the ecstasy of his live performance, while expanding his production and experimental practice to a global, and—dare I say—universal palette.
-
The WireJul 26, 2018Gat is a gnarly and thoroughly exciting guitarist, and somehow Universalists is aberrantly gorgeous and totally fried. [Aug 2018, p.68]
-
May 25, 2018This isn't a great album, but it's a visionary one, and rock would be in a healthier creative state if there were more records like it.
-
May 25, 2018While challenging, the album seems to symbolize a struggle to achieve balance and harmony, and the results are frequently exciting.