Bodily Functions (album) explained

Bodily Functions is a studio album by British electronic musician Herbert. It was released by !K7 Records in 2001.

Critical reception

John Bush of AllMusic praised Bodily Functions as "the perfect marriage of art and intelligence". 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." 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."^[2] Slant Magazine named Bodily Functions the third best album of 2001.^[3]

Pitchfork placed Bodily Functions at number 173 on its list of the top 200 albums of the 2000s.^[4] Bodily Functions was also named the 16th best album of the decade by Resident Advisor.^[5]

Personnel

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Pitchfork Staff . The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s . . October 2, 2009. On the more uptempo cuts, classic deep house provides the blueprint for skippy, tidy rhythm tracks.. April 27, 2023.
2. Web site: Herbert: Bodily Functions. PopMatters. 4 June 2001. 1 December 2015. Strychalski. Kevin.
3. Web site: Top 10 Albums, Singles, and Music Videos of 2001. Slant Magazine. 15 December 2001. 17 March 2018. Cinquemani. Sal.
4. Web site: The 200 Best Albums of the 2000s. Pitchfork. 2 October 2009. 1 December 2015. 3.
5. Web site: RA Poll: Top 100 albums of the '00s. Resident Advisor. 25 January 2010. 1 December 2015.