Bodily Functions (album)
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| Released | 5 June 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2001 | |||
| Genre | House[1] | |||
| Length | 72:14 | |||
| Label | !K7 | |||
| Producer | Matthew Herbert | |||
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Bodily Functions is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released by !K7 Records in 2001.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Clash | 9/10[3] |
| Fact | 4.5/5[4] |
| Muzik | 5/5[5] |
| Pitchfork | 8.8/10[1] |
| Resident Advisor | 4.5/5[6] |
| Rolling Stone |  [7] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [8] |
| Spin | 8/10[9] |
| Uncut | [10] |
John Bush of AllMusic praised Bodily Functions as "the perfect marriage of art and intelligence".[2] Sal Cinquemani of Slant Magazine said: "Often jazzy, often housey and sometimes folky, the album rarely misses a beat in any of its assumed genres."[11] PopMatters writer Kevin Strychalski called the album Herbert's "Mona Lisa", writing that "never before has an artist working within the electronic medium delivered an album of such depth and maturity."[12]
Pitchfork placed Bodily Functions at number 173 on their list of top 200 albums of the 2000s.[13] It was also named the 16th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.[14] Slant Magazine named it the 3rd best album of 2001.[15]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "You're Unknown to Me" | 2:13 |
| 2. | "It's Only" | 7:21 |
| 3. | "Foreign Bodies" | 5:37 |
| 4. | "Suddenly" | 6:29 |
| 5. | "I Know" | 4:24 |
| 6. | "Leave Me Now" | 6:36 |
| 7. | "The Last Beat" | 4:20 |
| 8. | "You Saw It All" | 7:04 |
| 9. | "On Reflection" | 4:29 |
| 10. | "About This Time Each Day" | 3:44 |
| 11. | "Addiction" | 6:44 |
| 12. | "I Miss You" | 4:52 |
| 13. | "It's Only a Reprise" | 1:57 |
| 14. | "The Audience" | 6:15 |
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Matthew Herbert – production, piano, Rhodes piano, violin, bass guitar
- Dani Siciliano – vocals, clarinet
- Luca Santucci – vocals
- Shingai Shoniwa – vocals
- Peter Wraight – bass clarinet, flugelhorn, flute, trumpet
- John Matthias – violin
- Phil Parnell – piano
- Jim Mullen – guitar
- Dave Green – double bass
- Paul Clarvis – drums
References
- ^ a b Cooper, Paul (5 June 2001). "Matthew Herbert: Bodily Functions". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Bodily Functions – Herbert". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Bennett, Matthew (12 May 2012). "Matthew Herbert – Bodily Functions". Clash. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Finlayson, Angus (8 January 2013). "Bodily Functions". Fact. Archived from the original on 6 January 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Moore, Ralph (June 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions (Soundslike/!K7)". Muzik (73): 72.
- ^ Stubbs, David (7 January 2013). "Matthew Herbert – Bodily Functions". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (11 June 2001). "Bodily Functions: Herbert". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 May 2008. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Matos, Michaelangelo (2004). "Herbert". In Brackett, Nathan; Hoard, Christian (eds.). The New Rolling Stone Album Guide (4th ed.). Simon & Schuster. p. 376. ISBN 0-7432-0169-8.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (July 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Spin. 17 (7): 135. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Uncut (51): 92. August 2001.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (14 June 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Strychalski, Kevin (4 June 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "The Top 200 Albums of the 2000s: 200–151". Pitchfork. 28 September 2009. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (15 December 2001). "Top 10 Albums, Singles, and Music Videos of 2001 (page 1 of 7)". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
External links
- Bodily Functions at Discogs (list of releases)
