EX (Plastikman album)

EX
Studio album by Plastikman
Released 10 June 2014
Recorded 16 November 2013
Genre
Length 53:16
Label Mute Records
Producer Plastikman
Plastikman chronology
Closer
(2003)
EX
(2014)

EX (also referred to as EX: Live at Guggenheim, NYC) is the sixth studio album by Canadian techno musician Richie Hawtin under his Plastikman moniker, the first studio album to be released under that name in 11 years, the last studio album being 2003's Closer. It was recorded in a single session on 16 November 2013 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.[1] The album was announced on the Mute Records website as having a digital released on 10 June 2014 with a physical release following on the 15 July 2015.[2] The album branding echoes the large LED obelisk used for visual effects during the live performance.[3]

Track listing

All tracks written by Richie Hawtin. 

No. Title Length
1. "EXposed"   10:34
2. "EXtend"   5:37
3. "EXpand"   7:56
4. "EXtrude"   5:52
5. "EXplote"   7:03
6. "EXpire"   7:09
7. "EXhale"   9:05
Total length:
53:16

Reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100 [4]
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[5]
Pitchfork Media6.5/10[6]

Andy Kellman of AllMusic described EX as "[Sounding] by turns troubled, angry, isolated, and wonder-struck in ways that only Hawtin can sound", and that EX added another mysterious chapter to the Plastikman story.[5]

Chart positions

Chart (2014) Peak
position
UK Dance (Official Charts Company)[7] 16

References

  1. Plastikman. "EX". Plastikman.
  2. Mute Records. "Plastikman announces new album out on 10 June". Mute Records.
  3. "Plastikman EX". benslater.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. Critic Reviews for EX. Metacritic. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  5. 1 2 Kellman, Andy. "Ex: Performed Live at the Guggenheim NYC". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. Beta, Andy. "Plastikman: EX Album Reviews". Pitchfork. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. "Archive Chart: 2014-06-25" UK Dance Chart. Retrieved 3 August 2015.

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