Bodily Functions (album)
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| Released | 5 June 2001 | |||
| Recorded | 1997–2001 | |||
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| 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
[edit]| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [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] |
| Slant Magazine | [9] |
| Spin | 8/10[10] |
| Uncut | [11] |
John Bush of AllMusic praised Bodily Functions as "the perfect marriage of art and intelligence".[3] 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."[9] 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] Slant Magazine named Bodily Functions the third best album of 2001.[13]
Pitchfork placed Bodily Functions at number 173 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s.[14] Bodily Functions was also named the 16th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.[15]
Track listing
[edit]| 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ a b Cooper, Paul (5 June 2001). "Matthew Herbert: Bodily Functions". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Pitchfork Staff (October 2, 2009). "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 27, 2023.
On the more uptempo cuts, classic deep house provides the blueprint for skippy, tidy rhythm tracks.
- ^ a b Bush, John. "Bodily Functions – Herbert". AllMusic. 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". Muzik. No. 73. p. 72.
- ^ Stubbs, David (7 January 2013). "Matthew Herbert – Bodily Functions". Resident Advisor. Archived from the original on 6 May 2019. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Caramanica, Jon (5 July 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 6 July 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.
- ^ a b Cinquemani, Sal (14 June 2001). "Review: Herbert, Bodily Functions". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Reynolds, Simon (July 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 7. p. 135. Retrieved 17 March 2016.
- ^ "Herbert: Bodily Functions". Uncut. No. 51. August 2001. p. 92.
- ^ Strychalski, Kevin (4 June 2001). "Herbert: Bodily Functions". PopMatters. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ Cinquemani, Sal (15 December 2001). "Top 10 Albums, Singles, and Music Videos of 2001". Slant Magazine. Retrieved 17 March 2018.
- ^ "The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s". Pitchfork. 2 October 2009. p. 3. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
- ^ "RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s". Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. Retrieved 1 December 2015.
External links
[edit]- Bodily Functions at Discogs (list of releases)
