Royal Astronomy
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| Released | 26 July 1999 | |||
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| Length | 58:41 | |||
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| Producer | Mike Paradinas | |||
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Royal Astronomy is the fifth studio album by English electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name μ-Ziq, released on 26 July 1999 by Hut Records and Astralwerks.
Critical reception[edit]
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[2] |
| Entertainment Weekly | B+[3] |
| The Guardian | [4] |
| Muzik | [5] |
| NME | 7/10[6] |
| Pitchfork | 5.1/10[7] |
| PopMatters | 8.5/10[8] |
| Q | [9] |
| Spin | 7/10[10] |
Jon Dolan of Spin described Royal Astronomy as Paradinas' "most ambitious work to date: a bold stab at classicism steeped in lush orchestrations that can be anything from sweetly elegiac to darkly bizarre—as if the embattled soul conducting the musicians is being torn between millennial nightmares and wistful visions of empires past."[10] Sarah Zupko of PopMatters called it "the most advanced and adventurous work of his career."[8]
NME named Royal Astronomy the 38th best album of 1999.[11]
Track listing[edit]
All tracks are written by Mike Paradinas
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Scaling" | 4:14 |
| 2. | "The Hwicci Song" | 3:40 |
| 3. | "Autumn Acid" | 3:42 |
| 4. | "Slice" | 4:41 |
| 5. | "Carpet Muncher" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "The Motorbike Track" | 7:24 |
| 7. | "Mentim" | 4:29 |
| 8. | "The Fear" | 4:24 |
| 9. | "Gruber's Mandolin" | 2:39 |
| 10. | "World of Leather" | 4:22 |
| 11. | "Scrape" | 1:42 |
| 12. | "56" | 3:47 |
| 13. | "Burst Your Arm" | 6:26 |
| 14. | "Goodbye, Goodbye" | 4:11 |
| Total length: | 58:41 | |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 15. | "The Fear (Remixed)" | 4:54 |
| 16. | "Morning Frolic" | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 67:48 | |
Charts[edit]
| Chart (1999) | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK Albums (OCC)[12] | 185 |
References[edit]
- ^ Bush, John. "Royal Astronomy – μ-Ziq". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ "μ-Ziq: Royal Astronomy". Alternative Press (134): 108. September 1999.
- ^ Hermes, Will (30 July 1999). "Royal Astronomy". Entertainment Weekly. Retrieved 23 November 2017.
- ^ Wyse, Pascal (6 August 1999). "Madness for the masses". The Guardian.
- ^ Holmes, Andrew (September 1999). "μ-Ziq: Royal Astronomy (Hut Recordings)". Muzik (52): 76.
- ^ Martin, Piers (21 July 1999). "μ-Ziq – Royal Astronomy". NME. Archived from the original on 6 March 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ Schreiber, Ryan (29 July 1999). "μ-Ziq: Royal Astronomy". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
- ^ a b Zupko, Sarah. "u-Ziq, Royal Astronomy". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 3 September 2000. Retrieved 16 March 2017.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link) - ^ "μ-Ziq: Royal Astronomy". Q (156): 110. September 1999.
- ^ a b Dolan, Jon (September 1999). "μ-Ziq: Royal Astronomy". Spin. 15 (9): 199. Retrieved 28 December 2017.
- ^ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. 10 October 2016. Retrieved 2 January 2018.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: Z2 – ZZ Top". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 13 September 2019.
Further reading[edit]
- Siegler, Dylan (19 June 1999). "Astralwerks' μ-Ziq Rolls Out 'Royal'". Billboard: 35.
External links[edit]
- Royal Astronomy at Discogs (list of releases)
