''Maybes'' is the debut EP by UK electronic duo

Mount Kimbie Mount Kimbie is an English electronic music duo consisting of Dominic Maker and Kai Campos. Formed in 2008, the duo expanded on the musical template of the UK dubstep scene, releasing early EPs '' Maybes'' and '' Sketch on Glass'' to critical ...

, released in January 2009 through

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as 12" vinyl and digital download. It received praise from critics.

Reception

''Maybes'' was met with enthusiastic response. ''

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'' wrote that "there's plenty of space for flights of imaginative fancy here," and reasoned "that the duo have managed something this accomplished for their debut indicates the probable arrival of a major talent." ''

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'' described the work as "deceptively complex, with a sense of floating formlessness akin to the gentler side of '90s-era British IDM". ''

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'' wrote that the EP "should be of interest to listeners who find

dubstep Dubstep is a genre of electronic dance music that originated in South London in the early 2000s. The style emerged as a UK garage offshoot that blended 2-step rhythms and sparse dub production, as well as incorporating elements of broken be ...

's pervasive moodiness to be a turn-off" and stated that, along with the group's subsequent ''

Sketch on Glass ''Sketch on Glass'' is an EP by UK electronic duo Mount Kimbie, released in August 2009 through Hotflush Recordings. It received praise from critics. Reception '' Resident Advisor'' noted a number of "brave new directions displayed here" and w ...

'' EP, it contained "character, humor, light chaos, nice sound design, and real melodic imperative".

Track listing

All tracks written by Dominic Maker, Kai Campos.

Personnel

*Dominic Maker – songwriter, producer *Kai Campos – songwriter, producer *Aaron Zimmermann – artwork and design *Gordon Curtis – artwork and design *Sam John – mastering

References

{{Authority control 2009 debut EPs Mount Kimbie albums