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He even brought in Japanese vocalist Kazumi, adding an extra human touch.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Challenge Me Foolish\" is something of a companion to the Royal Astronomy record; arguably even better given the fresh ears selecting the material. It's imbued with a confident sense of pastoral colour, and a gentle optimism, utilising bells, studied orchestral arrangements and airy synthesisers that sit the album somewhere between, Jean Jacques Perrey (the French electronic composer whose whimsy was always balanced with serious innovation and chops) and the colourful, optimistic soundtracks of Joe Hisaishi. There's a strange sense of the old and new throughout, the sentimental and utopia, with nary a hint of darkness. Even when the album dips into the hyperkinetic rhythms of jungle, the melodies and mood still retain a sense of gentle warmth. Dive into peak time Paradinas.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e01 Inclement\r 02 Undone\r 03 Challenge Me Foolish (ft. Kazumi)\r 04 Bassbins\r 05 Robin Hood Gate\r 06 Perhaps\r 07 Durian (ft. Kazumi)\r 08 Ceiling\r 09 Lexicon (ft. Kazumi)\r 10 Perfame\r 11 Playbox\r 12 Sad Inlay (ft. Kazumi)\r 13 Peek Freans\r 14 DoDaDu (ft. Kazumi)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: 2LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Dance \u0026amp; Electronic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"u-Ziq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42011421900881,"sku":"9II2EZ-WMH4-W2","price":32.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/u-ziq-challenge-me-foolish_ujn04.jpg?v=1759472181"},{"product_id":"u-ziq-hello-vinyl","title":"Hello (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003ePlanet Mu owner Mike Paradinas (a.k.a. µ-Ziq) wraps up 2022 with his 3rd release of new material this year. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e‘Hello’ is the mirror image of the ‘Goodbye EP’. The intensity is heightened, the breaks more manic and melodies inhabit every corner. The material is the final chapter of the ‘Magic Pony Ride’ material and even includes another version of the track. Iggy’s Song’ has a slowed down sample of Mike’s son screaming, ‘Ávila’ is an ode to his father’s hometown in Spain and ‘Green Chaos’ even includes a nod to RP Boo. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn Side B things get more interesting. ‘Pyramidal Mind Dispersion’ slows things down while amping up the tension, Modulating Angel is at drum \u0026amp; bass tempo but with a choir of angels from hell in the background, while the final two tracks recall the experimentation and melodies of Lunatic Harness.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA:\r Hello\r Iggy's Song\r Magic Pony Ride (Pt.3)\r Green Chaos\r Ávila\r B:\r Pyramidal Mind Dispersion\r Modulating Angel\r Pentagonal Antiprism\r Metabidiminished Icosahedron\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat Detail: LP\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFormat: Vinyl\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGenre: Dance \u0026amp; Electronic\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"u-Ziq","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42026164781137,"sku":"SEUXCS-V4A4-P2","price":26.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0620\/5023\/8545\/files\/u-ziq-hello_YUbud.jpg?v=1759473171"},{"product_id":"u-ziq-lunatic-harness-25th-anniversary-edition-clear-vinyl-vinyl","title":"Lunatic Harness (25th Anniversary Edition) (CLEAR VINYL) (Vinyl)","description":"\u003cp\u003eLunatic Harness, µ-Ziq's rare and sought-after fourth album, was originally released in July 1997 on Virgin's Hut Recordings label. It is generally considered to be Mike Paradinas's best work of the nineties. An Apple Music review describes Lunatic Harness as \"the prettiest album to come out of the mid-'90s \"drill'n'bass movement\", noting that Paradinas eschewed the abrasiveness of similar works by Squarepusher and Aphex Twin in favour of \"atmospheres of ethereal color and shimmering melody\", bringing the album \"closer to pop music than anything Paradinas had previously attempted\". \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePlanet Mu has compiled a special 25th anniversary edition 4xLP boxset bringing together the My Little Beautiful EP, the Lunatic Harness album and May 1998's Brace Yourself EP (released by USA's Astralwerks label) with the addition of four rare tracks. Discs one and two of the vinyl are the original Lunatic Harness album, disc three compiles the My Little Beautiful b-sides with three unreleased cuts from the period and a remix of Mr.Angry from 1997's Mealtime compilation, while disc four is the 8-track Brace Yourself EP which hasn't been re-issued since 1998. This all comes in individual printed sleeves housed in a rigid box with a double-sided insert collage of some of the press Mike received at the time. 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Mike returns to his roots with a Jungle and breakbeat influenced melodic selection.  Harking back to the sound first heard on Lunatic Harness but updated for 2022.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e01. A1 - Magic Pony Ride (Pt.1)\r 02. A2 - Goodbye\r 03. A3 - Picksing\r 04. B1 - Unless\r 05. B2 - Turquoise Hyperfizz\r 06. B3 - Galope\r 07. C1 - Uncle Daddy\r 08. C2 - Brown Chaos\r 09. C3 - Shulem's Theme\r 10. D1 - Elka's Song\r 11. D2 - Magic Pony Ride (Pt.2)\r 12. 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