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

Everything Ecstatic
Studio album by
Released23 May 2005
Genre
Length45:22
LabelDomino
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[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Blender[6]
The Guardian[7]
Mojo[8]
NME8/10[9]
Pitchfork7.4/10[10]
Q[11]
Rolling Stone[12]
SpinB[13]
The Village VoiceA−[14]

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

Track listing

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  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

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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

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Chart (2005) Peak
position
Irish Albums (IRMA)[15] 67
UK Albums (OCC)[16] 59

References

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  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 Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 15 December 2018.
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