2005 studio album by Matthew Herbert
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]
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]
The Wire listed the album on their "2005 Rewind" list.[7]
Track listing
References
- ^ a b "Plat du Jour by Matthew Herbert". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ a b c 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.
- ^ a b c O'Neil, Tim (January 5, 2006). "Matthew Herbert: Plat du Jour". PopMatters. Retrieved December 9, 2015.
- ^ a b 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)