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Moodymann (album)

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Moodymann
Studio album by
Released2014 (2014)
GenreDetroit techno, house, psychedelic soul
Length75:25
LabelKDJ
ProducerMoodymann
Moodymann chronology
ABCD
(2013)
Moodymann
(2014)
DJ-Kicks
(2016)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Exclaim!9/10[2]
Fact3.5/5[3]
Pitchfork7.8/10[4]
Resident Advisor4.5/5[5]
Spin7/10[6]

Moodymann is a 2014 studio album by American electronic musician Moodymann, released through KDJ.[7]

Critical reception

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At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".[1]

Andy Beta of Pitchfork said: "While almost every second of Moodymann's oeuvre hearkens back to his hometown, Moodymann is perhaps his most explicit ode yet."[4] James Williams of Exclaim! described the production as "dark hypnotic melodies coupled with his signature chopped-up vocal tics, pulsing hardware synths and delightfully warped stories from his native home of Detroit."[2] Will Lynch of Resident Advisor said, "nobody else makes house records as weird and rich as this."[5] Ben Cardew of The Guardian called it "one of his most high-profile releases in years."[8]

Rolling Stone placed it at number 7 on the "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014" list.[9] NPR placed it at number 8 on the "10 Best Electronic Albums of 2014" list.[10] Fact listed it on the "20 Best Album Covers of 2014" list.[11]

Track listing

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No.TitleLength
1."Jimmy D... Nickle"1:03
2."Hold It Down"2:54
3."Never Quite the Same"0:25
4."Desire"4:24
5."You're 2 Moody"0:25
6."Lyk U Use 2"5:43
7."No"4:15
8."I Got Werk"3:29
9."Max Julien Jacket"0:16
10."Iguessuneverbeenlonely"2:43
11."U Don't Even Lyk This Song"0:32
12."Come 2 Me"3:19
13."Ulooklykicecreaminthesummertyme"6:20
14."How Do U Get 2 Detroit"0:42
15."Radio"3:30
16."Yet Unknown"0:09
17."Born 2 Die"3:11
18."The Most Fearful"0:27
19."I Still Don't Know Yo Name"0:28
20."Watchin U"2:48
21."Ponydowncrew"0:31
22."Got Dem Freaks Wit Me"2:44
23."Freeki Muthafucka"3:54
24."Sunday Hotel"4:12
25."Girl"1:50
26."Sloppy Cosmic"11:49
27."Heaven"3:34

References

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  1. ^ a b "Moodymann by Moodymann". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  2. ^ a b Williams, James (January 17, 2014). "Moodymann: Moodymann". Exclaim!. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  3. ^ Shaw, Steve (January 29, 2014). "Moodymann". Fact. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  4. ^ a b Beta, Andy (February 27, 2014). "Moodymann: Moodymann". Pitchfork. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  5. ^ a b Lynch, Will (March 1, 2014). "Moodymann - Moodymann". Resident Advisor. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  6. ^ Sherburne, Philip (February 14, 2014). "Untold's Deathly Drops, Optimo's Spacey Blues, and 10 More New Dance LP's in Control Voltage". Spin. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  7. ^ "Moodymann | KDJ-44 | Moodymann". Bandcamp. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  8. ^ Cardew, Ben (June 7, 2016). "Cult heroes: Moodymann – the enigma who remade dance music". The Guardian. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  9. ^ "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014 - Moodymann, 'Moodymann'". Rolling Stone. December 16, 2014. Retrieved November 30, 2015.
  10. ^ "The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2014". NPR. December 20, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
  11. ^ "The 20 best album covers of 2014 (page 12 of 21)". Fact. December 6, 2014. Retrieved May 5, 2018.
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