Bodily Functions (album)
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| Bodily Functions | ||||
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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.
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| 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
| 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 |
