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AllMusic
2016
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Paul Simpson
2016
" Ears features a greater presence of Smith's warped vocals than on 2015's Euclid, and more often than not, they seem to speak a subconscious alien language rather than recognizable English words ... Focused without sounding rigid or confined, Ears is imaginative and alive".
PopMatters
d. 6. May 2016
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Dave Heaton
d. 6. May 2016
"You can think or feel your way into narratives and "songs" that deliver messages, but in a way you're tricking yourself into thinking there's something solid here that you're fully grasping".
Pitchfork
d. 12. Apr. 2016
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Mark Richardson
d. 12. Apr. 2016
"EARS, the rich and rewarding new album from composer Kaitlyn Aurelia Smith, is hard-to-pin-down music for the spaces in-between. In her hands, acoustic instruments sound like electronic ones, synthetic sounds reference nature, and human voices sound like the creation of machines".
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d. 19. Aug. 2016
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Ralf Christensen
d. 19. Aug. 2016
"Klangene i [Kaitlyn Aurelia Smiths] musik er hendes helt egne. Og de er varme og fyldige. "Ears" tilbyder os en psykedelisk farvet electronica lejlighedsvist udbygget med traditionelle instrumenter.I et formfuldendt gadekryds mellem noget arkaisk og noget samtidigt. Hendes evne til at få maskinellet til at synge menneskets højsange og så samtidig hendes vink tilbage i tid, til kirkeorgel og -kor, folkemusik, psychedelia, kompositionsmusik (tværfløjte, saxofon), jazz (saxofon). Enya og Mike Oldfield dukker op i erindringen, ligesom Terry Riley/Steve Reichs pulse-kompositioner, James Holdens manende stemninger og den tidlige Laurel Halos vokal-electronica. "Ears" er en pastoral afsøgning af elektronikkens sanselighed, fingre, der glider gennem magnetiske markers korn, svømmetag i kobberåer. Så utvungent smukt".