Seefeel (album)

Seefeel
Studio album by
Seefeel
Released31 January 2011
LabelWarp
ProducerMark Clifford
Seefeel chronology
(CH-VOX)
(1996) 		Seefeel
(2011)

Seefeel is the fourth studio album by the British band Seefeel, released 31 January 2011 on Warp. The album received generally favourable reviews.[1]

Background

The album is Seefeel's first full-length release in 14 years.[2] Along with original members Mark Clifford and Sarah Peacock, the album features the rhythm section of former Boredoms drummer Iida Kazuhisa (aka E~Da) and Shigeru Ishihara (aka DJ Scotch Egg).[2]

Release

Seefeel was released in the United Kingdom on 31 January 2011.[3] It was released on vinyl record, compact disc and digital download.[3]

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
AnyDecentMusic?6.3/10[4]
Metacritic72/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound7/10[2]
The Guardian[6]
The Irish Times[7]
MSN Music (Expert Witness)B+[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork5.6/10[10]
Q[11]
The Skinny[12]
Uncut[13]

At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album received an average score of 72 based on 14 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Tom Hughes of The Guardian called it "A hugely impressive rebirth" and noted that "it's largely downtempo – live drums and bass provide a roomy, dub-tinged framework for all the emergent noise – but treads a fine line between tension and chaos."[6]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Mark Clifford[14] except where otherwise noted

No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."O-On One" 1:03
2."Dead Guitars"Mark Clifford, Sarah Peacock, Shigeru Ishihara6:25
3."Step Up" 1:04
4."Faults" 5:45
5."Gzaug"Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara2:47
6."Rip-Run"Clifford, Ishihara7:01
7."Making"Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara5:53
8."Step Down" 0:52
9."Airless"Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara5:41
10."Aug30"Clifford, Ishihara5:47
11."Sway"Clifford, Peacock, Ishihara, Iida Kazuhisa9:17

Credits

Credits adapted from Seefeel compact disc booklet[14]

  • Seefeel – creator, performer
  • Mark Clifford – producer
  • Zavoloka – design
  • Noel Summerville – mastering
  • Fenk – photography

See also

References

  1. ^ a b c "Reviews for Seefeel by Seefeel". Metacritic. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  2. ^ a b c Gourlay, Dom (26 January 2011). "Album Review: Seefeel – Seefeel". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 29 November 2014. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  3. ^ a b "Warp / Records / Releases / Seefeel / Seefeel". Warp. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  4. ^ "Seefeel by Seefeel reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 28 December 2019.
  5. ^ Bush, John. "Seefeel – Seefeel". AllMusic. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  6. ^ a b Hughes, Tom (3 February 2011). "Seefeel: Seefeel – review". The Guardian. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  7. ^ Carroll, Jim (28 January 2011). "Seefeel". The Irish Times. Retrieved 6 December 2014.
  8. ^ Christgau, Robert (5 June 2012). "Plug/Seefeel". MSN Music. Retrieved 3 November 2017.
  9. ^ "Seefeel: Seefeel". NME. 2011. It's recognisably rock, for the most part, but either heavily improvised or sliced to confetti in the studio.
  10. ^ Gaerig, Andrew (10 February 2011). "Seefeel: Seefeel". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 January 2015.
  11. ^ "Seefeel: Seefeel". Q (296): 114. March 2011.
  12. ^ Neeson, Paul (11 January 2011). "Seefeel – Seefeel". The Skinny. Retrieved 21 November 2014.
  13. ^ "Seefeel: Seefeel". Uncut (166): 99. March 2011.
  14. ^ a b "Inside sleeve". Seefeel (Media notes). Seefeel. Warp. 2011. WARPCD205.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)