Lunatic Harness
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Lunatic Harness is the fourth studio album by British electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name µ-Ziq. It was released on 30 June 1997 in the United Kingdom on the Planet Mu label, and on 29 July 1997 in the United States on the Astralwerks label.
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  [2] |
| Muzik | 8/10[3] |
| Pitchfork | 8.3/10[4] |
| Rolling Stone |   [5] |
In 2013, Spin named it one of the 20 best Astralwerks albums.[6] In 2017, Pitchfork placed it at number 27 on the "50 Best IDM Albums of All Time" list.[7]
Track listing
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Brace Yourself Jason" | 6:22 |
| 2. | "Hasty Boom Alert" | 5:15 |
| 3. | "Mushroom Compost" | 3:19 |
| 4. | "Blainville" | 3:40 |
| 5. | "Lunatic Harness" | 6:05 |
| 6. | "Approaching Menace" | 7:01 |
| 7. | "My Little Beautiful" | 5:39 |
| 8. | "Secret Stair Pt. 1" | 4:16 |
| 9. | "Secret Stair Pt. 2" | 5:00 |
| 10. | "Wannabe" | 6:49 |
| 11. | "Catkin and Teasel" | 4:36 |
| 12. | "London" | 6:11 |
| 13. | "Midwinter Log" | 6:38 |
References
- ^ Cooper, Sean. "Lunatic Harness – µ-Ziq". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Christgau, Robert (2000). "mu-Ziq: Lunatic Harness". Christgau's Consumer Guide: Albums of the '90s. St. Martin's Press. ISBN 0-312-24560-2. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Wyatt, Kieran (July 1997). "µ-Ziq: Lunatic Harness (Planet/Hut)". Muzik (26): 126.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (31 December 1999). "u-Ziq: Lunatic Harness". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 21 October 2008. Retrieved 4 September 2006.
{{cite web}}: Unknown parameter|deadurl=ignored (|url-status=suggested) (help) - ^ "µ-Ziq: Lunatic Harness". Rolling Stone: 64. 7 August 1997.
- ^ Sherburne, Philip (29 July 2013). "µ-Ziq – Lunatic Harness (1997)". Spin. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time". Pitchfork. 24 January 2017. p. 3. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
External links
- Lunatic Harness at Discogs (list of releases)