Moodymann (album)
{{Infobox album
| name = Moodymann
| type = studio
| artist = Moodymann
| cover = Moodymann (album).jpg|border=yes
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|2014}}
| recorded =
| studio =
| genre = Detroit techno, house, psychedelic soul
| length = {{Duration|m=75|s=25}}
| label = KDJ
| producer = Moodymann
| prev_title = ABCD
| prev_year = 2013
| next_title = DJ-Kicks
| next_year = 2016
}}
{{Album ratings
| MC = 83/100{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/moodymann/moodymann|title=Moodymann by Moodymann|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
| rev1 = Exclaim!
| rev1score = 9/10{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/moodymann-moodymann|title=Moodymann: Moodymann|work=Exclaim!|first=James|last=Williams|date=January 17, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
| rev2 = Fact
| rev2score = 3.5/5{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/01/29/moodymann-moodymann/|title=Moodymann|work=Fact|first=Steve|last=Shaw|date=January 29, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
| rev3 = Pitchfork
| rev3score = 7.8/10{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/19037-moodyman-moodymann/|title=Moodymann: Moodymann|work=Pitchfork|first=Andy|last=Beta|date=February 27, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
| rev4 = Resident Advisor
| rev4score = 4.5/5{{cite web|url=http://www.residentadvisor.net/review-view.aspx?id=14559|title=Moodymann - Moodymann|work=Resident Advisor|first=Will|last=Lynch|date=March 1, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
| rev5 = Spin
| rev5score = 7/10{{cite web|url=http://www.spin.com/2014/02/control-voltage-dance-music-reviews-february/|title=Untold's Deathly Drops, Optimo's Spacey Blues, and 10 More New Dance LP's in Control Voltage|work=Spin|first=Philip|last=Sherburne|date=February 14, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}}
}}
Moodymann is a 2014 studio album by American electronic musician Moodymann, released through KDJ.{{cite web|url=http://kennydixonjr.bandcamp.com/album/moodymann-kdj-44|title=Moodymann {{!}} KDJ-44 {{!}} Moodymann|work=Bandcamp|accessdate=May 5, 2018}}
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 83% based on 7 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Andy Beta of Pitchfork said: "While almost every second of Moodymann's oeuvre hearkens back to his hometown, Moodymann is perhaps his most explicit ode yet." James Williams of Exclaim! described the production as "dark hypnotic melodies coupled with his signature chopped-up vocal tics, pulsing hardware synths and delightfully warped stories from his native home of Detroit." Will Lynch of Resident Advisor said, "nobody else makes house records as weird and rich as this." Ben Cardew of The Guardian called it "one of his most high-profile releases in years."{{cite web|url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/musicblog/2016/jun/07/cult-heroes-moodymann-dance-music-house-techno-electronic|title=Cult heroes: Moodymann – the enigma who remade dance music|work=The Guardian|first=Ben|last=Cardew|date=June 7, 2016|accessdate=May 5, 2018}}
Rolling Stone placed it at number 7 on the "20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.rollingstone.com/music/lists/20-best-edm-electronic-and-dance-albums-of-2014-20141216/moodymann-moodymann-20141216|title=20 Best EDM, Electronic and Dance Albums of 2014 - Moodymann, 'Moodymann'|work=Rolling Stone|date=December 16, 2014|accessdate=November 30, 2015}} NPR placed it at number 8 on the "10 Best Electronic Albums of 2014" list.{{cite web|url=https://www.npr.org/2014/12/20/371769610/the-10-best-electronic-albums-of-2014|title=The 10 Best Electronic Albums Of 2014|work=NPR|date=December 20, 2014|accessdate=May 5, 2018}} Fact listed it on the "20 Best Album Covers of 2014" list.{{cite web|url=http://www.factmag.com/2014/12/06/the-20-best-album-covers-of-2014/12/|title=The 20 best album covers of 2014 (page 12 of 21)|work=Fact|date=December 6, 2014|accessdate=May 5, 2018}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| title1 = Jimmy D... Nickle
| length1 = 1:03
| title2 = Hold It Down
| length2 = 2:54
| title3 = Never Quite the Same
| length3 = 0:25
| title4 = Desire
| length4 = 4:24
| title5 = You're 2 Moody
| length5 = 0:25
| title6 = Lyk U Use 2
| length6 = 5:43
| title7 = No
| length7 = 4:15
| title8 = I Got Werk
| length8 = 3:29
| title9 = Max Julien Jacket
| length9 = 0:16
| title10 = Iguessuneverbeenlonely
| length10 = 2:43
| title11 = U Don't Even Lyk This Song
| length11 = 0:32
| title12 = Come 2 Me
| length12 = 3:19
| title13 = Ulooklykicecreaminthesummertyme
| length13 = 6:20
| title14 = How Do U Get 2 Detroit
| length14 = 0:42
| title15 = Radio
| length15 = 3:30
| title16 = Yet Unknown
| length16 = 0:09
| title17 = Born 2 Die
| length17 = 3:11
| title18 = The Most Fearful
| length18 = 0:27
| title19 = I Still Don't Know Yo Name
| length19 = 0:28
| title20 = Watchin U
| length20 = 2:48
| title21 = Ponydowncrew
| length21 = 0:31
| title22 = Got Dem Freaks Wit Me
| length22 = 2:44
| title23 = Freeki Muthafucka
| length23 = 3:54
| title24 = Sunday Hotel
| length24 = 4:12
| title25 = Girl
| length25 = 1:50
| title26 = Sloppy Cosmic
| length26 = 11:49
| title27 = Heaven
| length27 = 3:34
}}
References
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External links
- {{Discogs master|641752|Moodymann}}
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