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Music for Babies is an album by the British musician Howie B, released in 1996.[3][4] It is about becoming a father.[5][6]

Music for Babies
Studio album by Howie B
Released	1996
Genre	Electronic
Label	Polydor Records[1] Island Records[2]
Producer	Howie B
Howie B chronology
Music for Babies (1996) Turn the Dark Off (1997)

Run Wrake produced an animated short to accompany the album.[7]

Production

The album was produced by Howie B. It incorporates strands of trip-hop, jazz, ambient house, and dub.[8]

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[9]
Robert Christgau	D[10]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[1]
The Guardian	[11]
MusicHound Rock: The Essential Album Guide	[12]
Muzik	[13]

The Irish Times wrote that "the opening two tracks, beatless and bereft of rhythm, are gorgeous examples of extra chilled head music."[14] The Guardian called the album "superb," writing that it "is imbued throughout with a funky, chilled-out ambience."[11]

The Independent determined that the album "may well provide a softly comforting soundtrack to his new daughter's life, but the slowly modulated electronic tones and textures of Howie B's album struggle to offer any more substantial value."[15] Robert Christgau concluded that the musician "takes the aimless vapidity of ambient another step toward total stasis."[10]

AllMusic wrote that "though Music for Babies is one step ahead of most fill-in-the-dots trip-hop, its sleepy mood is a bit too infantile."[9] The Sunday Times deemed it "sweet but overrated."[16]

Track listing

References

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