Start Breaking My Heart

2001 studio album by Manitoba

Studio album by

Manitoba

Released

March 27, 2001 (2001-03-27)

Genre

IDM
electronica

Length

45:37

Label

The Leaf Label

Producer

Dan Snaith

Manitoba / Dan Snaith chronology

Start Breaking My Heart
(2001)

Up in Flames
(2003)

Singles from Start Breaking My Heart

"People Eating Fruit"
Released: October 30, 2000 (2000-10-30)^[1]
"Paul's Birthday"
Released: February 26, 2001 (2001-02-26)^[2]

Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	76/100^[3]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[4]
Alternative Press	4/5^[5]
Muzik	4/5^[6]
NME	8/10^[7]
Pitchfork	8.0/10 (2002)^[8] 7.9/10 (2006)^[9]

Start Breaking My Heart is the debut studio album by Canadian musician Dan Snaith, released under the moniker Manitoba on March 27, 2001, by The Leaf Label.^[10]

The album received positive reviews and was re-released in 2006 by Domino Recording Company after Snaith started performing under the new moniker Caribou. The styles and themes of the album have been compared to those of Boards of Canada, Four Tet, and Aphex Twin.^[8]^[11]^[12]

In 2017, Pitchfork placed the album at number 40 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".^[13]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Dan Snaith

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Dundas, Ontario"	4:23
2.	"People Eating Fruit"	6:11
3.	"Mammals vs. Reptiles"	4:47
4.	"Brandon"	5:23
5.	"Children Play Well Together"	3:06
6.	"Lemon Yoghourt"	2:24
7.	"James' Second Haircut"	4:15
8.	"Schedules and Fares"	5:13
9.	"Pauls Birthday"	6:56
10.	"Happy Ending"	2:59
Total length:		45:37

2002 reissue bonus tracks
No.	Title	Length
11.	"Dundas, Ontario" (Remix)	5:09
12.	"Tits & Ass: The Great Canadian Weekend"	4:46
13.	"Webers"	5:26
Total length:		60:58

2006 reissue bonus disc
No.	Title	Length
1.	"Victor and Carolyn"	5:59
2.	"218 Beverly"	5:32
3.	"Evan Likes Driving"	10:09
4.	"Anna and Nina"	5:42
5.	"Dundas, Ontario" (Remix)	5:09
6.	"Tits & Ass: The Great Canadian Weekend"	4:46
7.	"Webers"	5:26
8.	"If Assholes Could Fly, This Place Would Be an Airport"	4:50
9.	"Air Doom"	2:30
10.	"Ach Who"	7:34
Total length:		57:37

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Dan Snaith – writing, production
Jay Burnett – mastering
Ben Dunbar – photography
EkhornFross – design

References

^ "People Eating Fruit". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ "Paul's Birthday". Caribou.fm. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ "Reviews for Start Breaking My Heart by Caribou". Metacritic. Retrieved July 19, 2019.
^ Carlson, Dean. "Start Breaking My Heart – Caribou / Manitoba". AllMusic. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ "Manitoba: Start Breaking My Heart". Alternative Press (175): 72. February 2003.
^ Bell, Duncan (April 2001). "Manitoba: Start Breaking My Heart (Leaf)". Muzik (71): 58.
^ "Manitoba: Start Breaking My Heart". NME: 31. March 31, 2001.
^ ^a ^b Richardson, Mark (November 21, 2002). "Manitoba: Start Breaking My Heart". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^ Richardson, Mark (July 13, 2006). "Caribou: Start Breaking My Heart / Up in Flames". Pitchfork. Retrieved February 20, 2015.
^ "Start Breaking My Heart". Caribou.fm. Archived from the original on April 18, 2019. Retrieved April 18, 2019.
^ Towsen, Nat. "Caribou – Start Breaking My Heart/Up In Flames". Tiny Mix Tapes. Archived from the original on June 5, 2008. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ Jones, Charlie (March 17, 2010). "Caribou interview: "I always feel like I am fumbling around."". Dummy Mag. Retrieved June 30, 2012.
^ "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. January 24, 2017. p. 2. Retrieved February 16, 2018.

External links

Start Breaking My Heart Archived 2019-04-18 at the Wayback Machine at official Caribou website
Start Breaking My Heart at Discogs (list of releases)

Dan Snaith

As Manitoba