Man Made Object
Studio album by
GoGo Penguin
Released5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
RecordedMay–August 2015
StudioGiant Wafer Studios (Powys, Wales) & 80 Hertz (Manchester)[1]
GenreNu-Jazz[2]
Length47:50
61:57 (Deluxe)
LabelBlue Note[3]
ProducerBrendan Williams, Joseph Reiser & Kerstan Mackness
GoGo Penguin chronology
v2.0
(2014)		 Man Made Object
(2016)		 A Humdrum Star
(2018)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
All About Jazz[4]
All Music[5]
The Guardian[6]
Pitchfork[7]

Man Made Object is the third album by jazz piano trio GoGo Penguin. It's their first of a three-album deal with the jazz label Blue Note.[3][4] About the name of their third album, the pianist Chris Illingworth explain that the title is partly inspired by his fascination with ideas of robotics, transhumanism and human augmentation.[3]

Critical reception

In his review, John Fordham said in The Guardian that "It still feels like clubbing music, but plenty of house and techno fans might be surprised by how good at partying three closet-jazzers can be."[6] Marcus J. Moore said in Pitchfork that "Man Made Object is tailor-made for laid-back enjoyment, to be consumed at a moderate volume without much fuss."[7]

The album charted at number 72 on the UK Albums Chart in February 2016.[8]

Track listing

Blue Note – 0602547648341:[1]

All music is composed by GoGo Penguin

No.TitleLength
1."All Res"5:16
2."Unspeakable World"4:44
3."Branches Break"4:23
4."Weird Cat"5:39
5."Quiet Mind"4:24
6."Smarra"6:21
7."Initiate"4:47
8."GBFISYSIH"3:22
9."Surrender to Mountain"3:59
10."Protest"4:45
Total length:47:50
Man Made Object – Deluxe Edition[9]
No.TitleLength
11."Unspeakable World" (Matthew Herbert's Onc Workout)6:00
12."Initiate" (Stray Remix)3:34
13."All Res" (Dabrye Remix)4:33
Total length:1:01:57

Personnel

Charts

Chart (2018) Peak
position
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Flanders)[10] 74
French Albums (SNEP)[11] 100
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[12] 93
Belgian Albums (Ultratop Wallonia)[13] 124
UK Albums (OCC)[14] 72
US Top Jazz Albums (Billboard)[15] 10

References

  1. 1 2 "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (CD)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  2. ↑ "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin on Rate Your Music". Rate Your Music. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  3. 1 2 3 "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin". Blue Note. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  4. 1 2 "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (All About Jazz Review)". All About Jazz. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  5. ↑ "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (All Music Review)". All Music. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  6. 1 2 "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (The Guardian Review)". The Guardian. 11 February 2016. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  7. 1 2 "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (Pitchfork Review)". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  8. ↑ "GOGO PENGUIN | full Official Chart History | Official Charts Company". OfficialCharts.com.
  9. ↑ "Man Made Object by GoGo Penguin (Deluxe Edition)". Discogs. Retrieved 1 April 2017.
  10. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – Man Made Object" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  11. ↑ "Lescharts.com – Gogo Penguin – Man Made Object". Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  12. ↑ "Longplay-Chartverfolgung at Musicline" (in German). Musicline.de. Phononet GmbH. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  13. ↑ "Ultratop.be – Gogo Penguin – Man Made Object" (in French). Hung Medien. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  14. ↑ "Official Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
  15. ↑ "Gogo Penguin Chart History (Top Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved June 2, 2018.
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