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- Summary: This is the debut full-length solo release for the British electronic producer, Joe Cowton.
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- Record Label: Livity Sound Recordings
- Genre(s): Electronic
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Positive: 6 out of 8
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Mixed: 2 out of 8
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Negative: 0 out of 8
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Apr 19, 2016Kowton’s clarity of vision after eight songs and 41 minutes leaves no doubt at the intent of its creator. You’d be a fool to argue with the results.
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The WireApr 21, 2016Like his collaborative music with Peverelist, it's these tracks' mesmerising qualities that give rise to their oblique emotional resonance, even if Utility as an album is relatively low on surprises for an artist whose history to date has been littered with them. [Apr 2016, p.55]
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Apr 22, 2016Overall then: heavy, strong and not that long… but not really designed for dabblers.
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Apr 19, 2016With only a few elements, Kowton crafts expansive, diverse compositions that, while still being functional, take the idea of the dance floor in novel directions.
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Apr 27, 2016For all of its differences, Utility only sounds unnatural in the Kowton discography when it undermines the strengths of the music before it.
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Apr 19, 2016Plenty of highlights for fans of minimalism can be found here--choose, for instance, from the frosty, shimmering synth and compelling tempo of Scido, or the deliciously dark, skittish Sleep Chamber. There's a slight hiccup with Balance, which has a throwaway feel, and Some Cats is an unremarkable album midpoint, but Kowton's maturity rears its reliable head again amongst Loops 1's spare arrangement, and Shots Fired is a trancey album closer.
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UncutApr 27, 2016This is a fairly functional set of no-nonsense instrumental cyber-boogie that lives up to its title by bucking and slithering across the dancefloor in an elegant if anonymous fashion. [Jun 2016, p.75]