Niun Niggung

Niun Niggung
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released 1999 (1999)
Genre IDM, indietronica
Length 62:04
Label Rough Trade Records, Thrill Jockey, Domino Recording Company, Sonig
Producer Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Glam
(1998)		 Niun Niggung
(1999)		 Idiology
(2001)
Alternative cover
Thrill Jockey edition
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Exclaim!favorable[2]
Pitchfork7.9/10[3]
PopMattersfavorable[4]

Niun Niggung is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 1999. It peaked at number 76 on the German Albums Chart.[5]

Critical reception

Andrew Duke of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, describing it as "an album that immediately becomes a must-have for the electronic music enthusiast."[2]

The Wire named Niun Niggung the record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[6] Spin placed it at number 16 on the "20 Best Albums of 2000" list.[7] NME named it the 33rd best album of 1999.[8]

Track listing

Rough Trade Records edition
No.TitleLength
1."Download Sofist"2:28
2."Yippie"3:51
3."Pinwheel Herman"4:46
4."Super Sonig Fadeout"4:37
5."Booosc"3:15
6."Diskdusk"3:50
7."Gogonal"5:09
8."Albion Rose"3:32
9."Mompou"1:55
10."Distroia"5:16
11."Wald F.X."4:46
12."Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"2:18
13.Untitled14:37
Thrill Jockey edition
No.TitleLength
1."Download Sofist"2:28
2."Yippie"3:51
3."Mykologics"3:38
4."Gogonal"5:09
5."Diskdusk"3:50
6."Pinwheel Herman"4:46
7."Dispothek"5:22
8."Albion Rose"3:32
9."Tensual"3:35
10."Distroia"5:16
11."Booosc"3:15
12."Mompou"1:55
13."Wald F.X."4:46
Sonig edition
No.TitleLength
1."Download Sofist"2:28
2."Yippie"5:28
3."Pinwheel Herman"4:46
4."Super Sonig Fadeout"4:37
5."Booosc"3:15
6."Diskdusk"3:50
7."Gogonal"5:09
8."Albion Rose"3:32
9."Mompou"1:55
10."Distroia"5:16
11."Wald F.X."4:46
12."Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"2:18
13."Mykologic"5:22
14."Dispothek"3:42
15."Hidden Last"17:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

  • Jan St. Werner – composition, arrangement, production
  • Andi Toma – composition, arrangement, production
  • F.X.Randomiz – digital soundprocessing, sample support
  • Dodo Nkishi – drums
  • Harald "Sack" Ziegler – french horn, brass arrangement
  • Perry White – bass clarinet, flute
  • Scott White – cello, violin
  • Matty Arouse – fiddle
  • Markus Dirk – bass trumpet

Charts

Chart Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9] 76

References

  1. ↑ Bush, John. "Mouse on Mars - Niun Niggung". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Duke, Andrew (February 1, 2000). "Mouse On Mars: Niun Niggung". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. ↑ Richard-San, Mark (February 29, 2000). "Mouse on Mars: Niun Niggung". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. ↑ Zahora, George. "Mouse on Mars: Niun Niggung". PopMatters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  5. ↑ "Mouse on Mars" (in German). musicline.de. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
  6. ↑ "99 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 190/191. London. January 2000. p. 67 – via Exact Editions.
  7. ↑ "Mouse on Mars, Niun Niggung (Thrill Jockey)". Spin. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  9. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – Mouse On Mars – Niun Niggung" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2018.
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