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8.6

Universal acclaim- based on 14 Ratings

  • Summary: The second full-length release for Elizabeth Bernholz as Gazelle Twin includes production from Benge.
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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 8 out of 8
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 8
  3. Negative: 0 out of 8
  1. Oct 14, 2014
    90
    This album, with its pristine interiors, captures the intimacy of her trauma perfectly. It’s as immaculate as a hotel in a JG Ballard novel, and just as bloody scary.
  2. Oct 8, 2014
    90
    Unflesh is a bold and assertive statement for what pop music can do in 2014.
  3. Oct 8, 2014
    85
    An incredibly physical record (both tonally and lyrically) with a greater focus on percussion.
  4. Oct 8, 2014
    80
    Unflesh is at times a disturbing and upsetting listen, but it is also a triumph of will over circumstance.
  5. Although inescapably discomfiting, the music’s complex textures keep the listener snared.
  6. Nov 3, 2014
    70
    Gone are the solemnly brooding Knife-like synthscapes and the ethereal soprano. In their place are sickly synths, wobbling queasily around the mix; relentlessly shuddering beats hammering at your skull from the inside; crunching electronic distortion and sinister skittering rhythms.
  7. Jan 12, 2015
    70
    In her synthetic universe, nothing is stable and anything can be a threat, a condition she greets with matter-of-fact bravery even at her most fragile moments.

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Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 3 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 0 out of 3
  3. Negative: 0 out of 3
  1. Feb 24, 2019
    10
    avant-garde queen, gazelle twin never disappoints, unflesh is pure art, love her.
  2. Jul 29, 2015
    10
    Unflesh is a deeply emotive album that touches on many dark themes such as miscarriges, euthanasia and depression. With focused productionUnflesh is a deeply emotive album that touches on many dark themes such as miscarriges, euthanasia and depression. With focused production and a more consistent sound than her previous album, Unflesh may make the listener feel unsettled, but if you listen closly to the lyrics, you relize that this woman is in pain, which makes this album one of the most facinating, disturbing and emotional albums ever made. Expand
  3. Nov 17, 2014
    8
    It's dark, upbeat, and a little unorthodox. Most tracks are interesting to listen to all the way through. However, some of the lyrics can be aIt's dark, upbeat, and a little unorthodox. Most tracks are interesting to listen to all the way through. However, some of the lyrics can be a little tongue-in-cheek at times, specifically parts like in Belly of the Beast, where the main lyrics are "I'll take it like milk from a baby..." However, it's worth a listen and it's great for lovers of industrial electronic. Collapse