Sidelong

Q (5/01, p.73) - "...Dense, angular noise wrapped in plaintive electronic meanderings....stately grooves augmented by occasional impenetrable mumblings..." Melody Maker (4/13/96, p.37) - "...it's the expansive groove that reels you in....Investigate now." Musician (10/96, p.88) - "...Ui weaves a riff-heavy web that blends the sophistication of mid-'80s King Crimson and the sass of the Meters with the butt-shakin' groove of the Tom Tom Club....Ui plies simple funk drumming and intertwining bass leads into moody character sketches..." New York Times (Publisher) (3/17/96, sec.2, p.35) - "...UI plays rock that slinks between genres. Most of its songs are instrumentals, with a motion that's not exactly dub reggae, slow funk or sleepwalking rock..." NME (Magazine) (3/23/96, p.47) - 6 (out of 10) - "...fundamentally, UI...represent a menace to sobriety. `Post-Rock' is the handy catchphrase...and this appears to encompass somnambulant funk....UI are studious sorts who can take their intense groovings to such extremes that SIDELONG is hilarious at times..."