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EX (also referred to as EX: Live at Guggenheim, NYC) is the sixth studio album by Canadian techno musician Richie Hawtin under his Plastikman moniker, the first studio album to be released under that name in 11 years, the last studio album being 2003's Closer. It was recorded in a single session on 16 November 2013 at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum in New York City.[1] The album was announced on the Mute Records website as having a digital release on 10 June 2014 with a physical release following on the 15 July 2015.[2] The album branding echoes the large LED obelisk used for visual effects during the live performance.[3] It peaked at number 31 on the UK Independent Albums Chart.[4]

EX
Studio album by
Plastikman
Released10 June 2014 (2014-06-10)
Recorded16 November 2013 (2013-11-16)
StudioSolomon R. Guggenheim Museum
Genre
  • Electronic
Length53:16
LabelMute Records
ProducerRichie Hawtin
Plastikman chronology
Closer
(2003)		 EX
(2014)

Critical reception


Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic72/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
Clash5/10[7]
Consequence of SoundC[8]
Fact2/5[9]
Pitchfork6.5/10[10]
PopMatters[11]
Resident Advisor3.0/5[12]

Fred Thomas of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "The sounds are by turns troubled, angry, isolated, and wonder-struck in ways that only Hawtin can sound, and Ex adds another mysterious chapter to the Plastikman story."[6]


Track listing


All tracks are written by Richie Hawtin.

No.TitleLength
1."EXposed"10:34
2."EXtend"5:37
3."EXpand"7:56
4."EXtrude"5:52
5."EXplore"7:03
6."EXpire"7:09
7."EXhale"9:05

Personnel


Credits adapted from liner notes.


Charts


Chart Peak
position
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[4] 31

References


  1. Plastikman. "EX". Plastikman.
  2. Mute Records. "Plastikman announces new album out on 10 June". Mute Records.
  3. "Plastikman EX". benslater.biz. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  4. "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50: 20 July 2014 - 26 July 2014". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  5. "Ex by Plastikman". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  6. Thomas, Fred. "Ex: Performed Live at the Guggenheim NYC - Plastikman". AllMusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 17 July 2015.
  7. Bennett, Matthew (1 August 2014). "Plastikman - EX". Clash. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  8. Staples, Derek (15 July 2014). "Plastikman – EX". Consequence of Sound. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  9. Finlayson, Angus (15 July 2014). "EX". Fact. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  10. Beta, Andy (30 June 2014). "Plastikman: EX". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  11. Garratt, John (21 August 2014). "Plastikman: Ex: Performed Live at the Guggenheim NYC". PopMatters. Retrieved 3 March 2018.
  12. Ryce, Andrew (18 June 2014). "Plastikman - EX". Resident Advisor. Retrieved 3 March 2018.




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