Thee Physical
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| Released | July 19, 2011 | |||
| Studio | Rhinoceropolis, Denver, Colorado | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 45:30 | |||
| Label | Lovepump United Records | |||
| Producer | Travis Egedy, Jupiter Keyes, Mookie Singerman | |||
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| Singles from Thee Physical | ||||
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Thee Physical is a studio album by American electronic musician Pictureplane. It was released by Lovepump United Records on July 19, 2011.[2] Music videos were created for "Real Is a Feeling",[3] "Post Physical",[4] "Black Nails",[5] and "Negative Slave".[6]
Critical reception
[edit]| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[7] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [8] |
| The A.V. Club | B+[9] |
| CMJ | favorable[10] |
| Consequence of Sound | C+[11] |
| Pitchfork | 7.0/10[12] |
| PopMatters |   [13] |
| Resident Advisor | 3.5/5[14] |
| Spin | mixed[15] |
| The Washington Post | favorable[16] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Thee Physical received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]
Kate Shapiro of CMJ said, "Pictureplane's Travis Egedy has always been one for fist-pumping, electronic opuses, but Thee Physical, with its exploration of gender and sexuality, marks a departure from the big, electronic sound and a move to, well, damn good pop songs."[10] Matt James of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "despite some desperately un-sexy, clumsy faux-pas in the introduction, Thee Physical does ultimately deliver a gratifyingly memorable evening and is ripe for the plucking."[13] David Malitz of The Washington Post called it "Pictureplane's most professional collection of songs to date."[16]
Stereogum placed it at number 28 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list.[17]
Track listing
[edit]| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Body Mod" | 3:58 |
| 2. | "Black Nails" | 4:03 |
| 3. | "Sex Mechanism" | 3:08 |
| 4. | "Touching Transform" | 4:43 |
| 5. | "Post Physical" | 4:16 |
| 6. | "Techno Fetish" | 4:00 |
| 7. | "Real Is a Feeling" | 4:34 |
| 8. | "Trancegender" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Negative Slave" | 3:22 |
| 10. | "Breath Work" | 4:09 |
| 11. | "Thee Power Hand" | 5:01 |
Personnel
[edit]Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Travis Egedy – production, recording, artwork, layout, hand fashion design
- Jupiter Keyes – co-production, mixing
- Mookie Singerman – additional production (4, 10)
- Yasmine Kittles – vocals (1), backing vocals (8, 10)
- Lauren Devine – hand fashion design
- Marco Rosso – hand photography
References
[edit]- ^ "Real Is a Feeling - Single by Pictureplane". iTunes. Apple Inc. May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 10, 2011). "Pictureplane Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
- ^ Herrera, Dave (May 23, 2011). "Exclusive Backbeat premiere: A first look at "Real is a Feeling," the new Pictureplane video". Westword. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Stosuy, Brandon (July 15, 2011). "Pictureplane – "Post Physical" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ LeChevallier, Mike; Keefe, Jonathan; Kilpatrick, Michael; Ryan, M. Sean (July 19, 2011). "House Playlist: Beirut, CSS, Pictureplane, Real Estate, and The Stone Foxes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ Klosowski, Thorin (August 9, 2011). "New Pictureplane video for "Negative Slave" is bonkers for UFOs, pyramids and crystals". Westword. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
- ^ a b "Thee Physical by Pictureplane". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Raggett, Ned. "Thee Physical - Pictureplane". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Tedder, Michael (July 19, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Shapiro, Kate (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". CMJ. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Kivel, Adam (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane – Thee Physical". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 18, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b James, Matt (July 26, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". PopMatters. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Ryce, Andrew (July 22, 2011). "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane, 'Thee Physical' (Lovepump United)". Spin. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
- ^ a b Malitz, David (July 18, 2011). "Quick spin: 'Thee Physical' by Pictureplane". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
- ^ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
External links
[edit]- Thee Physical at Discogs (list of releases)
- Thee Physical on SoundCloud
