Royal Astronomy
1999 studio album by μ-Ziq
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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.
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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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Critical reception
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| 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]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Mike Paradinas.
| No. | Title | Length |
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| 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 | |
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| 15. | "The Fear (Remixed)" | 4:54 |
| 16. | "Morning Frolic" | 4:13 |
| Total length: | 67:48 | |