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Thee Physical
Studio album by
Pictureplane
ReleasedJuly 19, 2011 (2011-07-19)
StudioRhinoceropolis, Denver, Colorado
GenreElectronic
Length45:30
LabelLovepump United Records
ProducerTravis Egedy, Jupiter Keyes, Mookie Singerman
Pictureplane chronology
Dark Rift
(2009) 		Thee Physical
(2011) 		Technomancer
(2015)
Singles from Thee Physical
  1. "Real Is a Feeling"
    Released: May 17, 2011[1]

Thee Physical is a studio album by American electronic musician Pictureplane. It was released by Lovepump United Records on July 19, 2011.[2] Music videos were created for "Real Is a Feeling",[3] "Post Physical",[4] "Black Nails",[5] and "Negative Slave".[6]

Critical reception[edit]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic73/100[7]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[8]
The A.V. ClubB+[9]
CMJfavorable[10]
Consequence of SoundC+[11]
Pitchfork7.0/10[12]
PopMatters[13]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[14]
Spinmixed[15]
The Washington Postfavorable[16]

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Thee Physical received an average score of 73, based on 11 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[7]

Kate Shapiro of CMJ said, "Pictureplane's Travis Egedy has always been one for fist-pumping, electronic opuses, but Thee Physical, with its exploration of gender and sexuality, marks a departure from the big, electronic sound and a move to, well, damn good pop songs."[10] Matt James of PopMatters gave the album 7 stars out of 10, saying: "despite some desperately un-sexy, clumsy faux-pas in the introduction, Thee Physical does ultimately deliver a gratifyingly memorable evening and is ripe for the plucking."[13] David Malitz of The Washington Post called it "Pictureplane's most professional collection of songs to date."[16]

Stereogum placed it at number 28 on the "Top 50 Albums of 2011" list.[17]

Track listing[edit]

No.TitleLength
1."Body Mod"3:58
2."Black Nails"4:03
3."Sex Mechanism"3:08
4."Touching Transform"4:43
5."Post Physical"4:16
6."Techno Fetish"4:00
7."Real Is a Feeling"4:34
8."Trancegender"4:16
9."Negative Slave"3:22
10."Breath Work"4:09
11."Thee Power Hand"5:01

Personnel[edit]

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Travis Egedy – production, recording, artwork, layout, hand fashion design
  • Jupiter Keyes – co-production, mixing
  • Mookie Singerman – additional production (4, 10)
  • Yasmine Kittles – vocals (1), backing vocals (8, 10)
  • Lauren Devine – hand fashion design
  • Marco Rosso – hand photography

References[edit]

  1. ^ "Real Is a Feeling - Single by Pictureplane". iTunes. Apple Inc. May 17, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  2. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (May 10, 2011). "Pictureplane Announces New Album". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 2, 2018.
  3. ^ Herrera, Dave (May 23, 2011). "Exclusive Backbeat premiere: A first look at "Real is a Feeling," the new Pictureplane video". Westword. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  4. ^ Stosuy, Brandon (July 15, 2011). "Pictureplane – "Post Physical" Video (Stereogum Premiere)". Stereogum. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  5. ^ LeChevallier, Mike; Keefe, Jonathan; Kilpatrick, Michael; Ryan, M. Sean (July 19, 2011). "House Playlist: Beirut, CSS, Pictureplane, Real Estate, and The Stone Foxes". Slant Magazine. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  6. ^ Klosowski, Thorin (August 9, 2011). "New Pictureplane video for "Negative Slave" is bonkers for UFOs, pyramids and crystals". Westword. Retrieved April 4, 2018.
  7. ^ a b "Thee Physical by Pictureplane". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  8. ^ Raggett, Ned. "Thee Physical - Pictureplane". AllMusic. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  9. ^ Tedder, Michael (July 19, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". The A.V. Club. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  10. ^ a b Shapiro, Kate (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". CMJ. Archived from the original on November 17, 2011. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  11. ^ Kivel, Adam (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane – Thee Physical". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  12. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (July 18, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". Pitchfork. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  13. ^ a b James, Matt (July 26, 2011). "Pictureplane: Thee Physical". PopMatters. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  14. ^ Ryce, Andrew (July 22, 2011). "Pictureplane - Thee Physical". Resident Advisor. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  15. ^ Sherburne, Philip (July 20, 2011). "Pictureplane, 'Thee Physical' (Lovepump United)". Spin. Retrieved September 3, 2015.
  16. ^ a b Malitz, David (July 18, 2011). "Quick spin: 'Thee Physical' by Pictureplane". The Washington Post. Retrieved April 6, 2018.
  17. ^ "Stereogum's Top 50 Albums Of 2011". Stereogum. December 5, 2011. Retrieved April 2, 2018.

External links[edit]

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