Critic Score
Based on 2 reviews
User Score
Based on 467 ratings
2019 Ratings: #489
September 18, 2019 / Release Date
LP / Format
Gloo / Label
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Critic Reviews

80
Loud and Quiet

It’s as varied and completely nuts as you’d expect.

70
The Needle Drop

Iglooghost, Kai Whiston, and BABii don't quite break new ground on XYZ, but they do complement each other very nicely on a majority of the tracks.

knewnie
85

WOW. WOW. WOW. HHGHJJGGJH

this album is fucking INCREDIBLE.

this is the first moment in a LONG while that my mouth has literally been agape listening to music. im fucking bouncing up and down in my chair, slamming my desk, fucking GOING INSANE listening to XYZ. i just, never, after just one listen, has an album had such a fucking INSANE impact on me. there's fucking like Mountain Dew running through my vains, it's like a constant fucking sugar high, your brain is just overwhelmed by the ... read more

TheGod
54

YUP

Gloo's super friends: BABii, Kai Whiston and Iglooghost team up together for a very interesting and colorful album, "XYZ".

Abrupt but precise. Fast and explosive. This is no different from any other Iglooghost project. In 2017, Iglooghost blew me away with his incredible debut album "Neo Wax Bloom", he never reached the same level of intense and psychic saturation after this. The difference with "XYZ" is the presence of the artists Kai Whiston and BABii. ... read more

Cosmilk
83

While this will never be one of my absolute favorites, stuff like this still inspires me enormously. Iglooghost's detail, creativity, and consistency in his production is one that is unparalleled in electronic music right now. Pair that with the talents of Kai Whiston and BABii, and we arrive with one of the most unique records to come out this decade.

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literallyMoss
80

a sound thats a bit darker but still in character

umtaldetales
70

I love weird guy music

sailisy
85

literally what i expected oil of every pearls un-insides to sound like when i first heard faceshopping. impressive sound design and so fucking fresh even today

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