Plat du Jour
Plat du Jour is a studio album by British electronic musician Matthew Herbert. It was released on Accidental Records in 2005.[5] The album was created using the sounds of food preparation and production.[6] "Celebrity" features a vocal contribution from Dani Siciliano.[2]
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| Released | 8 August 2005 | |||
| Genre | Electronic | |||
| Length | 59:42 | |||
| Label | Accidental Records | |||
| Producer | Matthew Herbert | |||
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| Aggregate scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 73/100[1] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| Exclaim! | favorable[2] |
| The Guardian | favorable[3] |
| Pitchfork | 6.1/10[4] |
| PopMatters |   [5] |
| Stylus Magazine | A−[6] |
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Plat du Jour received an average score of 73% based on 12 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Tim O'Neil of PopMatters gave the album 8 stars out of 10, saying, "the juxtaposition of Herbert's precise, seemingly innocent and light-hearted rhythms with heavier themes of economic exploitation and death creates an effective and practical dialectic."[5] Rob Woo of Exclaim! called it "one of the most bizarre concept albums to date".[2]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "The Truncated Life of a Modern Industrialised Chicken" | 7:41 |
| 2. | "These Branded Waters" | 5:28 |
| 3. | "Pigs in Shit" | 0:19 |
| 4. | "An Empire of Coffee" | 7:04 |
| 5. | "Celebrity" | 4:05 |
| 6. | "Sugar" | 5:50 |
| 7. | "An Apple a Day..." | 1:32 |
| 8. | "White Bread, Brown Bread" | 4:08 |
| 9. | "Fatter, Slimmer, Faster, Slower" | 3:58 |
| 10. | "The Final Meal of Stacey Lawton" | 5:38 |
| 11. | "The Nine Seeds of Navdanya" | 4:15 |
| 12. | "Waste Land" | 6:03 |
| 13. | "Nigella, George, Tony and Me" | 3:47 |
References
- "Plat du Jour by Matthew Herbert". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- Woo, Rob (September 1, 2005). "Matthew Herbert: Plat du Jour". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- Empire, Kitty (July 10, 2005). "Matthew Herbert, Plat du Jour". The Guardian. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- Richardson, Mark (August 4, 2005). "Matthew Herbert: Plat du Jour". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- O'Neil, Tim (January 5, 2006). "Matthew Herbert: Plat du Jour". PopMatters. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- Siegel, Jeff (July 25, 2005). "Matthew Herbert – Plat Du Jour". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on March 31, 2014. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- "2005 Rewind". The Wire. December 2007. Retrieved March 17, 2018.
External links
- Plat du Jour at Discogs (list of releases)