Parallax Error Beheads You
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Parallax Error Beheads You is the third studio album by Ben Jacobs under his stage name of Max Tundra. The album was released on 20 October 2008 through Domino Records.[2] Tundra worked on the album for six years.[2][3]
Release
On 29 September 2008, the first single from the album titled "Will Get Fooled Again" was released on 7" vinyl and as a digital download.[4][5] A music video for the single was first uploaded to Tundra's MySpace on 17 September 2008.[5]
Parallax Error Beheads You was released in the United Kingdom on 20 October 2008 and in the United States on 18 November 2008 on LP and compact disc.[6][7][8] A special edition of the album will be released in the United Kingdom. To celebrate the album's release, Domino Records released a version of Max Tundra's Kosher Chicken Soup that includes a special link to download a copy of his album plus a bonus download album of covers called Best Friends. Best Friends is a reinterpretation of the song from Max Tundra's first album Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be by his friends.[9]
On 5 June 2010 Max Tundra effectively announced on Twitter that Parallax Error Beheads You would be the final Max Tundra album,[10] but on 30 March 2012 he tweeted "I'VE STARTED WORK ON THE NEW MAX TUNDRA ALBUM"[11]
Reception
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Source | Rating |
AllMusic | [12] |
The Guardian | [13] |
The Independent | Favourable[14] |
Mojo | [15] |
Now | [16] |
Pitchfork | 8.5/10[17] |
PopMatters | 8/10[18] |
Tiny Mix Tapes | [19] |
URB | [20] |
Initial critical response to Parallax Error Beheads You was positive. At Metacritic, which assigns a normalised rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 76, based on 18 reviews.[21]
Track listing
All songs by Ben Jacobs
- "Gum Chimes" – 3:26
- "Will Get Fooled Again" – 3:20
- "Which Song" – 5:21
- "My Night Out" – 1:56
- "Orphaned" – 4:25
- "Nord Lead Three" – 2:41
- "The Entertainment" – 2:58
- "Number Our Days" – 3:32
- "Glycaemic Index Blues" – 3:05
- "Until We Die" – 11:03
Personnel
- Ben Jacobs – performer, design
- Matthew Cooper – design
- Nilesh "Nilz" Patel – mastering
- Eleni Tsaligopoulou – design
Release history
Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Ref. |
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United Kingdom | 20 October 2008 | Domino | LP | WIGLP168 | [6] |
CD | WIGCD168 | ||||
DD | WIG168D | [9] | |||
United States | 18 November 2008 | CD | [7] | ||
LP | [8] |
References
- ^ Ross Hoffman, K. "Max Tundra: Styles". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 December 2008.
- ^ a b "I Was Partially Right: Max Tundra Readies Parallax Error Beheads You in Preparation for Hot Chip Tour". Tiny Mix Tapes. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.[dead link]
- ^ "Domino – Max Tundra". Domino Records. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "New Max Tundra record on the way". Drowned in Sound. 8 July 2008. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ a b "MySpaceTV Videos: Max Tundra Video Channel". Myspace. 17 September 2008. Retrieved 30 September 2008.[permanent dead link]
- ^ a b "Domino". Domino Records. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ a b "Amazon.com: Parallax Error Beheads You: Max Tundra: Music". Amazon.com. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Max Tundra Parallax Error Beheads You LP". CD Universe. Retrieved 29 September 2008.
- ^ a b "Domino – Max Tundra". Domino Records. Retrieved 25 August 2008.
- ^ "Max Tundra tweet". 5 June 2010. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ "Max Tundra tweet". 30 March 2012. Retrieved 31 March 2012.
- ^ AllMusic review
- ^ Rogers, Jude (19 December 2008). "Max Tundra, Parallax Error Beheads You". the Guardian.
- ^ Price, Simon (12 October 2008). "Album: Max Tundra, Parallax Error Beheads You, (Domino) – Reviews, Music". The Independent. Archived from the original on 6 February 2009. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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- ^ Abebe, Nitsuh (17 November 2008). "Max Tundra: Parallax Error Beheads You Album Review". Pitchfork. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
- ^ "Max Tundra: Parallax Error Beheads You". PopMatters. 6 January 2009.
- ^ "Tiny Mix Tapes review". Tiny Mix Tapes.
- ^ "URB review". urb.com.
- ^ "Max Tundra:Parallax Error Beheads You (2008): Reviews". Metacritic. Retrieved 7 April 2009.