Life Is Full of Possibilities

Life Is Full of Possibilities
Studio album by
Dntel
ReleasedOctober 30, 2001 (2001-10-30)
Recorded2000–2001
StudioDying Songs (Los Angeles, California)
Genre
Length54:45
LabelPlug Research
Dntel chronology
Something Always Goes Wrong
(2000) 		Life Is Full of Possibilities
(2001) 		Dumb Luck
(2007)
Singles from Life Is Full of Possibilities
  1. "(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan"
    Released: August 6, 2002
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic77/100[5]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[6]
The Guardian[7]
Muzik4/5[8]
NME7/10[9]
Pitchfork9.3/10[10]
PopMatters8/10[11]
Spin7/10[12]
Tiny Mix Tapes5/5[13]
Uncut[1]

Life Is Full of Possibilities is the third studio album by American electronic music producer Dntel. It was released on October 30, 2001 by Plug Research.[14]

"(This Is) The Dream of Evan and Chan", a collaboration with Ben Gibbard of Death Cab for Cutie, was released as a single on August 6, 2002.[15] Dntel would collaborate with Gibbard again for an entire album, Give Up, released in 2003 under the name The Postal Service.[4] The song "Life Is Full of Possibilities" includes a repeating sample of Bloop, a sound of undetermined origin.[16]

A two-disc remastered deluxe edition of Life Is Full of Possibilities was released on October 24, 2011 by Sub Pop,[17] which featured four additional songs not included on the initial release, along with remixed versions of other songs from the album.

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  2. ^ Deusner, Stephen M. (August 17, 2011). "Unplanned Revisions: Dntel, 'Life is Full of Possibilities,' at Red Palace". The Washington Post. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  3. ^ "10 Essential IDM Albums". Treble. May 31, 2013. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  4. ^ a b Simpson, Paul. "Dntel". AllMusic. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  5. ^ "Life Is Full Of Possibilities by Dntel Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved February 27, 2021.
  6. ^ DiGravina, Tim. "Life Is Full of Possibilities – Dntel". AllMusic. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  7. ^ Wyse, Pascal (December 21, 2001). "Dntel: Life is Full of Possibilities (Plug Research)". The Guardian. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  8. ^ Gardner, Neil (December 2001). "DNTEL: Life Is Full of Possibilities". Muzik. No. 79. p. 65.
  9. ^ "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities". NME. January 5, 2002. p. 29.
  10. ^ Cooper, Paul (November 15, 2001). "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities". Pitchfork. Retrieved April 5, 2015.
  11. ^ Cober-Lake, Justin (November 10, 2011). "Dntel: Life Is Full of Possibilities (Deluxe Edition)". PopMatters. Archived from the original on September 14, 2021. Retrieved February 11, 2018.
  12. ^ Powell, Mike (October 24, 2011). "Dntel, 'Life Is Full of Possibilities' (Sub Pop)". Spin. Archived from the original on April 6, 2013. Retrieved June 11, 2019.
  13. ^ Mr P. "Dntel – Life Is Full of Possibilities". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on June 10, 2007. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  14. ^ "pr32". Plug Research. Archived from the original on December 24, 2001. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  15. ^ "Upcoming". CMJ New Music Report. Vol. 72, no. 6. July 29, 2002. pp. 32–33. Retrieved February 1, 2021.
  16. ^ "Strange and mysterious sounds from the earth". Noise Addicts. August 22, 2008. Retrieved April 26, 2020.
  17. ^ "Life Is Full of Possibilities (Deluxe)". Sub Pop. Retrieved February 1, 2021.