Ufabulum

Squarepusher - Ufabulum
Critic Score
Based on 18 reviews
2012 Ratings: #712 / 1118
User Score
Based on 46 ratings
May 15, 2012 / Release Date
LP / Format
Warp / Label
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CRITIC REVIEWS

80
Drowned in Sound

Much like Jenkinson’s home of Essex, his new album is cold, dark, uninviting, difficult and easily misunderstood

63
Pitchfork

Part of the problem is tempo. Moments of Ufabulum, particularly the middle stretch, are all but impossible for me to remember after a dozen plays.

50
FACT Magazine

This is Squarepusher with the best equipment money can buy, pumping his tracks mercilessly until they’re all surface and no substance. 

50
musicOMH

Whilst undoubtedly, and commendably, experimental, very few tracks on Ufabulum hit their mark.

Bjartolini
75

This came out at the peak of "Brostep" with skrillex leading the gang. And i'm ashamed to say i assumed for way too long i knew what this album and artist was. I’m glad i was wrong
While it flirts with this era of dubstep, with extreme compression and sidechaining at parodic levels, we also get stuff that is just pure euphoric IDM. The second half especially is just NASTY good.
And one thing i want to point out is that this is completely 100% analogue. Which is so fucking ... read more

paralirava
24

He watched that film about clones and got sad
If it was watch, then it would be named "Sckrollex Geks 10"

waffles
72

Favorite Tracks: Unreal Square, Stadium Ice, Dark Steering, Ecstatic Shock

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Track List

  1. 4001
  2. Unreal Square
  3. Stadium Ice
  4. Energy Wizard
  5. Red In Blue
  6. The Metallurgist
  7. Drax 2
  8. Dark Steering
  9. 303 Scopem Hard
  10. Ecstatic Shock
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Added on: February 29, 2012