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Artist:
µ-ZIQ
Title:
Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1 Volume 2
Label:
ASTRALWERKS
Format:
CD
Price:
$11.50
Catalog #:
ASW 6185
µ-Ziq is one of the many monikers of UK electronic producer Mike Paradinas, and this EP is a 7-track 68-minute long excursion into mad experimental drum 'n bass. Totally rearranged breaks churned into pure bleepage, and barely relatable to the jungle cross section, with none of the annoying lounge-mania from Mike's recent Gary Moscheles project. Significantly weird output.
Artist:
µ-ZIQ
Title:
Lunatic Harness
Label:
ASTRALWERKS
Format:
CD
Price:
$15.00
Catalog #:
ASW 6201
Mike Paradinas's first µ-Ziq album in two years. The first two µ-Ziq albums for the Rephlex organization are considered cornerstones of the contemporary electronic music scene and he has since followed that up with a series of EP and albums for Astralwerks (or Planet µ/Virgin in the UK).
Lunatic Harness
adds a distinctive Squarepusher angle to Mike's mad programming and there's actual "dark" content buried within, in perhaps his most claustrophobic recording. The floating IDM melodies still pour in though, and the post-
Richard D. James
nutszoid flavor is a pleasure to bathe in.
Artist:
µ-ZIQ
Title:
Tango N' Vectif
Label:
REPHLEX (UK)
Format:
2CD
Price:
$14.50
Catalog #:
REPH 013CD
"Re-release of the groundbreaking debut album by µ-Ziq aka Mike Paradinas with complete tracks from previous vinyl and CD releases plus already deleted 12"s and unreleased rarities. With all tracks being digitally remastered, this double CD comes for the price of one." µ-Ziq is the most recorded name for Mike Paradinas.
Tango N' Vectif
is the legendary first µ-Ziq album from 1993, mixing excessive distortion (on
everything
) and accessible melodic lines piled on top. "On this occasion, the capable pushers of switches are µ-Ziq, an imaginative young duo, one of whom plays Double Bass. The other is a noted arranger and conductor, although in this project he prefers to direct an ensemble composed of a sine-wave generator, square wave generator, saw-tooth generator, pulse generator, noise generator, multi-vibrator, band-pass filter and a ring modulator, with the occasional percussive obligato produced with the aid of some small metal bars and a piano...they gather the electronic sounds, chop them about, tone them down, tone them up, alter their pitch, alter their speed and pile them in layers...The cheerful melodies they have composed are served up with an accompaniment that is a fascinating stream of tapping sounds, hisses, bubbles, bumps, rattles, squeaks, whistles, moans, sighs, twitters, clanks, muffled explosions and unmuffled explosions. This may appear to be a cosy little chaos, but these works are in fact as highly organised as anything conceived by Schönberg."
Artist:
µ-ZIQ
Title:
Bluff Limbo
Label:
REPHLEX (UK)
Format:
2CD
Price:
$14.50
Catalog #:
REPH 018CD
Repressed for the first time in many years, the 2nd Rephlex album from Mike Paradinas, originally issued in 1994, a sprawling double CD set (priced as a single CD). One of the early, defining classics of the Rephlex catalog. "If any one word came close to describing µ-Ziq, it would be MAD. Though not complete madness, as this madness has a certain logic behind it - making it a sort of organised chaos...I think the main appeal of his releases so far is that they span such a huge bag of influences - from jazz, to funk, to ambient, to breaks, to raw noise. Mu-Ziq uses the sounds of trombones, guitars, and basic percussion within his compositions and somehow makes it all fit together so beautifully. However, the feeling throughout is still electric -- some of it incredibly raw. It is, therefore, the perfect sequel to
Tango N' Vectif
-- taking off immediately where we departed last time. Trust me - you haven't heard anything quite like this before."--Alan Parry.
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