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Tango n' Vectif

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Tango n' Vectif is the debut studio album by British electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name µ-Ziq. It was released in November 1993 by Rephlex. The cover photo of the original release was taken by Richard D. James.[1]

Tango n' Vectif was re-released on 1 October 2001 as a double CD with additional tracks that were on the original vinyl and CD releases as well as the Phi 1700 single.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusicStarStarStarStarStar[2]
Pitchfork9.4/10[3]
Select4/5[4]

Tango n' Vectif received a four out of five rating from Select, who stated that "like many of the Rephlex releases, it may sound rough-hewn, but there's nothing unsophisticated about the music."[4]

Track listing

Original release
No.TitleLength
1."Tango n' Vectif"4:03
2."Swan Vesta"6:09
3."Burnt Sienna"8:06
4."Iesope"5:56
5."Auqeam"3:58
6."Vibes"3:54
7."µ-Ziq Theme"4:36
8."The Sonic Fox"5:33
9."Amenida"5:54
10."Whale Soup"3:22
11."Xenith Filigree Anus" (edit)5:01
12."Die Zweite Heimat"5:31
13."Phragmal Synthesis Pt. 3"4:49
14."Phi * 1700 (u/v)"5:56
15."Beatnik #2"5:36
2001 re-release – Disc 1
No.TitleLength
1."Tango n' Vectif"4:10
2."Swan Vesta"6:10
3."Burnt Sienna"8:07
4."Iesope"5:56
5."µ-Ziq Theme"4:37
6."Auqeam"3:58
7."Vibes"3:55
8."Ad Misericordiam"3:29
9."Beatnik #2"5:37
10."Die Zweite Heimat"5:32
11."The Sonic Fox"5:33
12."Caesium"5:39
13."Phi * 1700 (u/v)"8:11
2001 re-release – Disc 2
No.TitleLength
1."4 Time Egg"5:52
2."Phragmal Synthesis Pt. 1"5:33
3."Phragmal Synthesis Pt. 2"6:04
4."Phragmal Synthesis Pt. 3"4:51
5."Xenith Filigree Anus"7:46
6."Whale Soup"3:21
7."Amenida 2"5:35
8."Paco"4:03
9."Crosstown Traffic"6:05
10."Xolbe 2"7:15
11."Driving Is Easy"5:02
12."Methyl Albion"3:36
13."Glink"7:22

References

  1. ^ "Tango N' Vectif – µ-Ziq (Credits)". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  2. ^ Cooper, Sean. "Tango N' Vectif – µ-Ziq". AllMusic. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  3. ^ Seymour III, Malcolm (8 November 2001). "µ-Ziq: Tango n' Vectif". Pitchfork. Retrieved 2 September 2017.
  4. ^ a b Howe, Rupert (March 1994). "µ-Ziq: Tango n' Vectif". Select (45): 77.