Man Made Object

See also: Man-made (disambiguation)

For the Lemon Demon song, see Spirit Phone.

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

Man Made Object
Studio album by GoGo Penguin
Released	5 February 2016 (2016-02-05)
Recorded	May–August 2015
Studio	Giant Wafer Studios (Powys, Wales) & 80 Hertz (Manchester)[1]
Genre	Nu-Jazz[2]
Length	47:50 61:57 (Deluxe)
Label	Blue Note[3]
Producer	Brendan Williams, Joseph Reiser & Kerstan Mackness
GoGo Penguin chronology
v2.0 (2014) Man Made Object (2016) A Humdrum Star (2018)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
All About Jazz	[4]
All Music	[5]
The Guardian	[6]
Pitchfork	[7]

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]

No.	Title	Length
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

All music is composed by GoGo Penguin.

Man Made Object – Deluxe Edition^[9]

No.	Title	Length
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

• Chris Illingworth – piano
• Nick Blacka – double bass
• Rob Turner – drums

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