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Track Listings
| 1. Of One |
| 2. Activate I |
| 3. All Of This |
| 4. Welcome To Your Life |
| 5. In Consideration |
| 6. Eight |
| 7. (Disappointed Cloud) |
| 8. Anyway |
| 9. Interlace |
| 10. Colony Collapse Disorder |
| 11. Boudica |
| 12. In Motion Slow |
| 13. U&I |
| 14. Forasmuch |
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There’s certainly a perplexing mixture of sounds here, with Welcome To Your Life managing to combine frantic breakbeat, Friday night student electro WHEEEE and a slightly weedy vocal, courtesy of Mt. Sims. The following track throws a curveball down into a musty crypt, the ethereal In Consideration all choirboy vocals and minimal backing. The vocal effect in (Disappointed Cloud) Anyway does bring to mind one of Mt Sims’ previous musical partners, The Knife; but unlike many of the myriad Karin Dreijer Andersson clones currently being rushed out by record labels, the track breezes by with an unusual life of its own. It’s followed by tracks proffering brave contrast: the pummelling, brutally abstract Interlace and Colony Collapse Disorder owe much to the noise underground.
There are great concepts here, too. Colony collapse disorder, a phenomenon where bee populations appear to die without rhyme or reason, has concerned biologists for some time, given the pivotal role that the buzzing honey-makers have in our ecosystem. The heavy, squelching electronics, panicked rhythms and maddened vocals of the track named for this troubling bit of bad news from the natural world evoke images of this disaster replicated on a human scale.
At the start of 2012, Leila issued a Happy New Year with the stern bookend and admonishment: "If you adhere to the Roman calendar that is. Leila prefers the Zoroastrian version, in line with the vernal at equinox as compared to a timeline constructed by vain little Romans." This was accompanied by a quotation from Marcel Duchamp: "For me, Dadaism was an extremely necessary step." In a world of megaLOLz, such high-end intent is to be welcomed, especially when accompanied by such a batty, compelling, smart and unusual soundtrack as U&I.
--Luke Turner
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As with previous albums there are plenty of songs, all produced in Leila's inimitable brand of experimental pop electronica. Mt. Sims vocals generally let most of the songs down though, his vocal range isn't exploited well within the musical arrangements. Lead single 'Disappointed Cloud' is a good example, a few others such as 'Welcome to your life' cry out for a different voice.
There's no doubting Leila's musical ability, but there's a question mark over whether she can produce a whole albums worth of sustained invention and retain the listeners interest. Too many songs either meander along or lack any inspiration. The sound of 'U&I' also feels dated, unlike some of the albums produced by bands in the past year or so which have been influenced by 80's and 90's electronic music. Sadly, 'U&I' is a disappointing album from Leila.
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