Everything Ecstatic

Everything Ecstatic
Studio album by
Four Tet
Released23 May 2005
Genres
Length45:22
LabelsDomino
WIG154 (UK) / DNO061 (US)
ProducerKieran Hebden
Four Tet chronology
Late Night Tales: Four Tet
(2004)		 Everything Ecstatic
(2005)		 Remixes
(2006)
Singles from Everything Ecstatic
  1. "Smile Around the Face"
    Released: 11 April 2005
  2. "Sun Drums and Soil"
    Released: 11 July 2005
  3. "A Joy"
    Released: 24 October 2005
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarHalf star
BlenderStarStarStar
The GuardianStarStarStarStar
MojoStarStarStarStar
NME8/10
Pitchfork7.4/10
QStarStarStar
Rolling StoneStarStarStar
SpinB
The Village VoiceA−

Everything Ecstatic is the fourth album by Four Tet, released on 23 May 2005.

The video for lead single "Smile Around the Face" features actor Mark Heap.

Track listing

  1. "A Joy" – 3:07
  2. "Smile Around the Face" – 4:30
  3. "Fuji Check" – 0:23
  4. "Sun Drums and Soil" – 6:14
  5. "Clouding" – 1:43
  6. "And Then Patterns" – 4:42
  7. "High Fives" – 5:06
  8. "Turtle Turtle Up" – 2:09
  9. "Sleep, Eat Food, Have Visions" – 7:43
  10. "You Were There With Me" – 5:52

DVD edition

A DVD edition of the album, featuring a video for each of the tracks, was released on 7 November 2005 and comes with a bonus CD of previously unreleased material, Everything Ecstatic Part 2, the track listing of which is as follows:

  1. "Turtle Turtle Up (extended version)" – 16:16
  2. "Sun Drums and Soil (part 2)" – 5:31
  3. "Watching Wavelength" – 4:31
  4. "This is Six Minutes" – 6:03
  5. "Ending" – 0:50

Everything Ecstatic Part 2 was later released separately on vinyl through Domino Records.

Charts

Chart (2005) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)67
UK Albums (Official Charts)59

References

  1. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (6): 108. June 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  2. ↑ "Four Tet, Sydney". The Guardian. 15 December 2015. Retrieved 9 October 2016.
  3. ↑ Bush, John. "Everything Ecstatic – Four Tet". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  4. ↑ "Reviews for Everything Ecstatic by Four Tet". Metacritic. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  5. ↑ Bush, John. "Everything Ecstatic – Four Tet". AllMusic. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  6. ↑ "Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic". Blender (37): 109. June 2005.
  7. ↑ Petridis, Alexis (20 May 2005). "Four Tet, Everything Ecstatic". The Guardian. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  8. ↑ "Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic". Mojo (139): 98. June 2005.
  9. ↑ "Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic". NME: 66. 21 May 2005.
  10. ↑ Dombal, Ryan (1 June 2005). "Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic". Pitchfork. Retrieved 8 January 2013.
  11. ↑ "Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic". Q (227): 120. June 2005.
  12. ↑ Hoard, Christian (16 June 2005). "Everything Ecstatic : Four Tet". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 22 June 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  13. ↑ "Breakdown". Spin. 21 (6): 108. June 2005. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  14. ↑ Christgau, Robert (26 July 2005). "Consumer Guide: Laptop for Desktoppers". The Village Voice. Retrieved 29 April 2016.
  15. ↑ "Irish-charts.com – Discography Four Tet". Hung Medien. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
  16. ↑ "Official Albums Chart on 29/5/2005 – Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.