With U (Holy Other EP)

With U
EP by
Released7 June 2011 (2011-06-07)
Length22:00
LabelTri Angle
Holy Other chronology
With U
(2011)
Held
(2012)

With U is the debut EP by English record producer David Ainley under the pseudonym Holy Other. It was released on 7 June 2011 through Tri Angle. It received universal acclaim from critics.

Background

David Ainley, also known under the pseudonym Holy Other, is an English record producer. His debut single, "We Over" / "Yr Love", was released in 2010 through Transparent. With U is his debut EP. It contains five tracks: "Know Where", "Yr Love", "Touch", "With U", and "Feel Something". The EP was released on 7 June 2011 through Tri Angle.

The Haxan Cloak's remix of "Feel Something" and Andy Stott's remix of "Know Where" were later made available, as part of Bleep's digital compilation album, Tri Angle Records 2011 and Beyond (2011).

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic82/100
Review scores
SourceRating
Beats Per Minute81%
BlurtStarStarStarStarStarStarStarStar
FactStarStarStarHalf star
Pitchfork7.6/10
Resident Advisor4.0/5
Tiny Mix TapesStarStarStarStar

According to the review aggregator Metacritic, With U received "universal acclaim" based on a weighted average score of 82 out of 100 from 7 critic scores.

Hari Ashurst of Pitchfork wrote, "There's a strong sense of loneliness in the swarm of sampled vocals that make up the spine of the tracks on With U, reflecting both in the way Holy Other treats his sources and the mixture of genres he pulls from." Si Truss of Fact stated, "Each track packs all the rhythmic, low-end punch of club music, yet slowed to drag every last drop of emotion out of each swelling melody and rhythmic vocal sample." He called the EP "slow-burning, carefully constructed and deceptively unique."

Accolades

Year-end lists for With U
Publication List Rank Ref.
Beats Per Minute The Top EPs of 2011
9
XLR8R XLR8R's Best of 2011: Releases
1

Track listing

With U track listing
No.TitleLength
1."Know Where"3:28
2."Yr Love"4:42
3."Touch"4:15
4."With U"5:17
5."Feel Something"4:11
Total length:22:00