Everything Ecstatic

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{{Infobox album

| name = Everything Ecstatic

| type = studio

| artist = Four Tet

| cover = Four Tet - Everything Ecstatic.jpg

| alt =

| released = 23 May 2005

| recorded =

| studio =

| genre = {{hlist|Electronic{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDP4_76gznoC&pg=PA108 |title=Breakdown |journal=Spin |volume=21 |issue=6 |date=June 2005 |accessdate=29 April 2016 |page=108}}|folktronica{{cite news|title= Four Tet, Sydney |newspaper= The Guardian |date= 15 December 2015 |accessdate= 9 October 2016 |url= https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2015/dec/15/four-tet-sydney}}|krautrock{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-ecstatic-mw0000205179 |title=Everything Ecstatic – Four Tet |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=29 April 2016 |last=Bush |first=John}}}}

| length = 45:22

| label = Domino
WIG154 (UK) / DNO061 (US)

| producer = Kieran Hebden

| prev_title = Late Night Tales: Four Tet

| prev_year = 2004

| next_title = Remixes

| next_year = 2006

| misc = {{Singles

| name = Everything Ecstatic

| type = studio

| single1 = Smile Around the Face

| single1date = 11 April 2005

| single2 = Sun Drums and Soil

| single2date = 11 July 2005

| single3 = A Joy

| single3date = 24 October 2005

}}

}}

{{Album ratings

| MC = 77/100{{cite web |url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/everything-ecstatic/four-tet |title=Reviews for Everything Ecstatic by Four Tet |publisher=Metacritic |accessdate=29 April 2016}}

| rev1 = AllMusic

| rev1Score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}{{cite web |url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/everything-ecstatic-mw0000205179 |title=Everything Ecstatic – Four Tet |publisher=AllMusic |accessdate=29 April 2016 |last=Bush |first=John}}

| rev2 = Blender

| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic |journal=Blender |issue=37 |date=June 2005 |page=109}}

| rev3 = The Guardian

| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite news |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/may/20/popandrock.shopping1 |title=Four Tet, Everything Ecstatic |work=The Guardian |date=20 May 2005 |accessdate=29 April 2016 |last=Petridis |first=Alexis |author-link=Alexis Petridis}}

| rev4 = Mojo

| rev4Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite journal |title=Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic |journal=Mojo |issue=139 |date=June 2005 |page=98}}

| rev5 = NME

| rev5Score = 8/10{{cite journal |title=Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic |journal=NME |date=21 May 2005 |page=66}}

| rev6 = Pitchfork

| rev6Score = 7.4/10{{cite web |url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/3168-everything-ecstatic/ |title=Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic |work=Pitchfork |date=1 June 2005 |accessdate=8 January 2013 |last=Dombal |first=Ryan}}

| rev7 = Q

| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite journal |title=Four Tet: Everything Ecstatic |journal=Q |issue=227 |date=June 2005 |page=120}}

| rev8 = Rolling Stone

| rev8Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine |url=https://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7372449/fourtet?pageid=rs.Reviews&pageregion=triple1 |title=Everything Ecstatic : Four Tet |magazine=Rolling Stone |date=16 June 2005 |accessdate=29 April 2016 |last=Hoard |first=Christian |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20050622083008/http://www.rollingstone.com/reviews/album/_/id/7372449/fourtet?pageid=rs.Reviews&pageregion=triple1 |archivedate=22 June 2005}}

| rev9 = Spin

| rev9Score = B{{cite journal |url=https://books.google.com/books?id=PDP4_76gznoC&pg=PA108 |title=Breakdown |journal=Spin |volume=21 |issue=6 |date=June 2005 |accessdate=29 April 2016 |page=108}}

| rev10 = The Village Voice

| rev10Score = A−{{cite news |url=http://www.robertchristgau.com/xg/cg/cgv705-05.php |title=Consumer Guide: Laptop for Desktoppers |work=The Village Voice |date=26 July 2005 |accessdate=29 April 2016 |last=Christgau |first=Robert |author-link=Robert Christgau}}

}}

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

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scope="col"|Chart (2005)

!scope="col"|Peak
position

{{album chart|Ireland2|67|artist=Four Tet|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 December 2018}}
{{album chart|UK2|59|date=20050529|rowheader=true|accessdate=15 December 2018}}

References

{{Reflist}}