Welcome To Sideways

Simian Mobile Disco

Album • Nov 11 / 2016 • 9 songs, 1h 3m 51s

Minimal Techno

Noteable

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6.8 / 10

Simian Mobile Disco have survived past the death of their microgenre ”bloghouse.” Their latest album is a study in dance music rather than a practice, a suite that demands to be heard in one sitting.

Intended as another left turn in the production duo’s esteemed career, ‘Welcome to Sideways’ is more a reversion than a reaction.

James Ford and Jas Shaw return with an excellent selection of stripped back, analogue, grass-roots techno, ideally suited to packed dancefloors.

6 / 10

On Simian Mobile Disco's last album, 2014's Whorl, the duo set very specific restrictions on their recording process, opting for manually op...

6 / 10

In previous album ‘Whorl’, Simian Mobile Disco’s leftfield gamble was a huge success; its swirling contents, glazed with analogue

Welcome to Sideways is a contoured album that hits a sweet spot between kinetic and laidback.

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