Everything Ecstatic
by Four Tet
  • Record Label: Domino
  • Release Date: May 31, 2005
User Score
7.6

Generally favorable reviews- based on 22 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 17 out of 22
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 22
  3. Negative: 2 out of 22

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  1. clem666
    Apr 17, 2022
    6
    Four Tet doesn't go far from the common formula he is used to propose in 'Everything Ecstatic' compared to the rest of his previous discography. But the results ain't the same at all. Tracks sounds messier than ever, they are less explosive, less groundbreaking to me. I found them way more disorganized and drafty than many other ones.

    The progressive part of his work lacked a bit as    Four Tet doesn't go far from the common formula he is used to propose in 'Everything Ecstatic' compared to the rest of his previous discography. But the results ain't the same at all. Tracks sounds messier than ever, they are less explosive, less groundbreaking to me. I found them way more disorganized and drafty than many other ones.

    The progressive part of his work lacked a bit as layers of soundscapes and noises doesn't seem to correspond with the previous ones installed. It is more noisy than ever and so seems less reflective. This does not prevent us from feeling a large palette of emotions since the movement is the main theme of the record. I felt like I was lost in a city while listening to this album: every track has its own speed and rhythm but that also doesn't always match each other. Some effects make me truly think about sounds you could easily here in great towns.

    Definitely an interesting experience but not for anyone.    … Expand

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Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 34 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 28 out of 34
  2. Mixed: 6 out of 34
  3. Negative: 0 out of 34
  1. Drowned In Sound
    70
    For the most part, Evertything Ecsatic succeeds, but occasionally Hebden strays from the path.
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  2. Q Magazine
    70
    Immediately satisfying. [Jun 2005, p.120]
  3. Mojo
    80
    It's a noticeably urban record, an irritated rebuttal to the notion that dance music is dead. [Jun 2005, p.98]
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