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Mike Paradinas, also known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronica musician and founder of the Planet Mu label.
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and be accesible at the same time. His musical career started in the 1980s most notably as keyboard player for Blue Innocence, a role he kept for eight years. When the band broke up, Mike and bandmate Francis Naughton decided to make music together as μ-Ziq on Aphex's Rephlex label. Francis left not long after, leaving μ-Ziq a solo project. Mike continued (and continues) to make music, and eventually founded Planet Mu, which still operates to this day as one of IDM's biggest labels alongside [[Creator/WarpRecords Warp]].
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and be accesible at the same time. His musical career started in the 1980s most notably as keyboard player for Blue Innocence, a role he kept for eight years. When the band broke up, Mike and bandmate Francis Naughton decided to make music together as μ-Ziq on Aphex's Rephlex label. Francis left not long after, leaving μ-Ziq a solo project. Mike continued (and continues) to make music, and eventually founded Planet Mu, which still operates to this day as one of IDM's biggest labels alongside [[Creator/WarpRecords Warp]].
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Mike Paradinas, also known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronica musician and founder of the Planet Mu record label.
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and beaccesible accessible at the same time. His musical career started in the 1980s most notably as keyboard player for Blue Innocence, a role he kept for eight years. When the band broke up, Mike and bandmate Francis Naughton decided to make music together as μ-Ziq on Aphex's Rephlex label. Francis left not long after, leaving μ-Ziq a solo project. Mike continued (and continues) to make music, and eventually founded Planet Mu, which still operates to this day as one of IDM's biggest labels alongside [[Creator/WarpRecords Warp]].
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and be
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* OrangeBlueContrast: The 2001 re-release cover for ''Tango n' N' Vectif''.
* SingerNamedrop: ''Tango N' Vectif'' has an instrumental track titled "μ-Ziq Theme".
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* TitleDrop: "μ-Ziq Theme" is an odd example, as it's an instrumental and technically more of a "stage name drop".
* TitleTrack: "Tango n' Vectif" and "Lunatic Harness". "Pine Effect" and "Duntisbourne Abbots" are partial examples.
* TitleTrack: "Tango n' Vectif" and "Lunatic Harness". "Pine Effect" and "Duntisbourne Abbots" are partial examples.
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* ''Somerset Avenue Tracks (1992-1995)'' (2013)
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* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018)
* ''Aberystwyth Marine'' (2016)
* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018)
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* ''Somerset Avenue Tracks (1992-1995)'' (2013)
''Scurlage'' (2021)
*''Aberystwyth Marine'' (2016)
''Magic Pony Ride'' (2022)
*''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016)
''Hello'' (2022)
*''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018)
''1977'' (2023)
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* ''Pthagonal EP'' (2017)
''Goodbye'' (2022)
*''D Funk EP'' (2018)
[[AC:Compilation]]''Goodbye Remixes'' (2022)
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* ''Somerset Avenue Tracks (1992-1995)'' (2013; archival)
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* ''Aberystwyth Marine'' (2016; archival release of material from 1996-1998)
* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016; archival release of material from 1995)
* ''Pthagonal EP'' (2017; archival release of material from 1992-1995)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018; archival release of material from 1998-1999)
* ''D Funk EP'' (2018; archival release of material from 1995-1996)
* ''Further Electronix Trax'' (2022; archival EP of material from 1993-1998)
* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016; archival release of material from 1995)
* ''Pthagonal EP'' (2017; archival release of material from 1992-1995)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018; archival release of material from 1998-1999)
* ''D Funk EP'' (2018; archival release of material from 1995-1996)
* ''Further Electronix Trax'' (2022; archival EP of material from 1993-1998)
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* ''Bantha Trax'' (1995)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2'' (1999)
* ''Inchstar Static EP'' (2018)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2'' (1999)
* ''Inchstar Static EP'' (2018)
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* ''Bantha Trax'' (1995)
(1995; EP)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2''(1999)
(1999; EP)
* ''Inchstar Static EP''(2018)
(2018; archival compilation of material from 1994)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 3'' (2020; archival compilation of material from 1998)
* ''Housewerk EP'' (2021)
* ''Housewerk Vol.2 (Deep Clean)'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.3'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.4'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.5'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.6'' (2021; EP)
* ''Boundary Road'' (2021)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 4 (2022; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.7'' (2022; EP)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2''
* ''Inchstar Static EP''
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 3'' (2020; archival compilation of material from 1998)
* ''Housewerk EP'' (2021)
* ''Housewerk Vol.2 (Deep Clean)'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.3'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.4'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.5'' (2021; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.6'' (2021; EP)
* ''Boundary Road'' (2021)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 4 (2022; EP)
* ''Housewerk Vol.7'' (2022; EP)
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* ''Nautilus'' (EP; 1996)
* ''Nautilus'' (EP; 1996)
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* ''Megaphonk'' (EP; 1995)
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* ''Nautilus''(EP; 1996)(1996; EP)
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* ''Drops a Deuce'' (2020; archival compilation of material from 1993-1999)
* ''Ace in the Hole'' (2020; archival compilation of material from 1994-1999)
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* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 1'' (EP; 2000)
(2000; EP)
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 2''(EP; 2000)
(2000; EP)
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 2''
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* μ-Ziq & Mrs Jynx
** ''Secret Garden'' (2021)
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Mike Paradinas, also known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronica musician and founder of the Planet Mu label.
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and be accesible at the same time. His musical career started in the 1980s most notably as keyboard player for Blue Innocence, a role he kept for eight years. When the band broke up, Mike and bandmate Francis Naughton decided to make music together as μ-Ziq on Aphex's Rephlex label. Francis left not long after, leaving μ-Ziq a solo project. Mike continued (and continues) to make music, and eventually founded Planet Mu, which still operates to this day as one of IDM's biggest labels alongside [[Creator/WarpRecords Warp]].
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!! Discography:
[[foldercontrol]]
[[folder:Under μ-Ziq]]
[[AC: Studio Albums]]
* ''Tango n' Vectif'' (1993)
* ''Bluff Limbo'' (1994)
* ''In Pine Effect'' (1995)
* ''Lunatic Harness'' (1997)
* ''Royal Astronomy'' (1999)
* ''Bilious Paths'' (2003)
* ''Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique'' (2007)
* ''Chewed Corners'' (2013)
* ''Somerset Avenue Tracks (1992-1995)'' (2013)
* ''Aberystwyth Marine'' (2016)
* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018)
[[AC: [=EPs=]]]
* ''The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq'' (1994; [[RemixAlbum remix EP]])
* ''Salsa with Mesquite'' (1995)
* ''Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1'' (1997)
* ''Urmur Bile Trax Volume 2'' (1997)
* ''Brace Yourself'' (1998)
* the-raft.com EP (also known as ''The Raft EP''; 1999)
* ''XTEP'' (2013)
* ''Rediffusion'' (2014)
* ''Pthagonal EP'' (2017)
* ''D Funk EP'' (2018)
[[AC: Compilation]]
* ''XTLP'' (2015; combines tracks from ''XTEP'' and ''Rediffusion'')
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Under other aliases]]
[[AC: Tusken Raiders/Rude Ass Tinker]]
* ''Bantha Trax'' (1995)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2'' (1999)
* ''Inchstar Static EP'' (2018)
[[AC: Jake Slazenger]]
* ''Makesaracket'' (1995)
* ''Megaphonk'' (EP; 1995)
* ''Nautilus'' (EP; 1996)
* ''Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja'' (1996)
[[AC: Kid Spatula]]
* ''Spatula Freak'' (1995)
* ''Full Sunken Breaks'' (2000)
* ''Meast'' (2004)
[[AC: Frost Jockey]]
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 1'' (EP; 2000)
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 2'' (EP; 2000)
[[AC: Gary Moscheles]]
* ''Shaped to Make Your Life Easier'' (1996)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Collaborations]]
[[AC: Mike & Rich (with Music/AphexTwin)]]
* ''Expert Knob Twiddlers'' (1996)
[[AC: Slag Boom Van Loon (with Speedy J)]]
* ''Slag Boom Van Loon'' (1998)
* ''So Soon'' (2001)
[[AC: Heterotic (with Lara Rix-Martin)]]
* ''Love & Devotion'' (2013)
* ''Weird Drift'' (2014)
[[/folder]]
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!!Tropes n' Vectif
* BilingualBonus: "Die Zweite Heimat" is German for "the second home".
* EpicRocking: A recurring feature of Mike's [[IncrediblyLamePun μ-ziq]]. The longest track featured on a studio album is "Ethereal Murmurings" (10:20) from ''Bluff Limbo''.
* GenreBusting: Some tracks are jungle, some have more of a jazz-funk sound, some include orchestral elements...
* GratuitousGerman: His Jake Slazenger album ''Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja'', which means "this is a groovy beat, yes".
* IHaveManyNames: μ-Ziq, Jake Slazenger, Tusken Raiders/Rude Ass Tinker, Kid Spatula, Frost Jockey, and Gary Moscheles.
* LongTitle: ''Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique''.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Phi * 1700 (u/v)", "Nettle + Pralines", and "On/Off", not to mention that μ-Ziq itself is one.
* MinisculeRocking: A small handful of songs are noticeably short in length, the shortest on a studio album release being ''Bluff Limbo'''s "27" (1:18).
* MultiPartEpisode: ''Lunatic Harness'' has "Secret Stair Pt. 1" and "Secret Stair Pt. 2". ''Bilious Paths'' also features "Grape Nut Beats (Pt. 1)" and "Grape Nut Beats (Pt. 2)".
* ObsessionSong: "Wannabe"'s only lyrics are "Wanna be your lover/baby I don't wanna be your friend" [[MadnessMantra over and over again]] set to an unsettling mechanical sample and [[DroneOfDread drones of dread]].
* OrangeBlueContrast: The 2001 re-release cover for ''Tango n' Vectif''.
* {{Portmantitle}}: "Dirtylush Stinkwife".
* RemixAlbum: ''The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq'' is a remix EP of The Auteurs' album ''Now I'm a Cowboy''.
* ShoutOut: His Tusken Raiders alias refers to the Tusken Raiders of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, with ''Bantha Trax'' a reference to the Bantha creatures used by Tusken Raiders as mounts. Most of the songs on the first EP feature ''Star Wars'' references in their titles as well.
* SignificantAnagram: His Rude Ass Tinker alias is an anagram of "Tusken Raiders".
* TheSomethingSong: "The Wailing Song" and "The Hwicci Song".
* TitleByNumber: "27", "56", "2CV", "Eggshell 2", and "Houzz 10".
* TitleDrop: "μ-Ziq Theme" is an odd example, as it's an instrumental and technically more of a "stage name drop".
* TitleTrack: "Tango n' Vectif" and "Lunatic Harness". "Pine Effect" and "Duntisbourne Abbots" are partial examples.
* WordSaladTitle: Many of his songs have odd and seemingly nonsensical titles, for example "Commemorative Pasta", "Hasty Boom Alert", and "Acid Steak Night".
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Mike Paradinas, also known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronica musician and founder of the Planet Mu label.
Considered one of intelligent dance music/braindance's mainstays alongside Music/AphexTwin and Music/{{Squarepusher}}, he is known for creating unique and innovative GenreBusting music while managing to maintain a distinctive style and be accesible at the same time. His musical career started in the 1980s most notably as keyboard player for Blue Innocence, a role he kept for eight years. When the band broke up, Mike and bandmate Francis Naughton decided to make music together as μ-Ziq on Aphex's Rephlex label. Francis left not long after, leaving μ-Ziq a solo project. Mike continued (and continues) to make music, and eventually founded Planet Mu, which still operates to this day as one of IDM's biggest labels alongside [[Creator/WarpRecords Warp]].
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!! Discography:
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[[folder:Under μ-Ziq]]
[[AC: Studio Albums]]
* ''Tango n' Vectif'' (1993)
* ''Bluff Limbo'' (1994)
* ''In Pine Effect'' (1995)
* ''Lunatic Harness'' (1997)
* ''Royal Astronomy'' (1999)
* ''Bilious Paths'' (2003)
* ''Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique'' (2007)
* ''Chewed Corners'' (2013)
* ''Somerset Avenue Tracks (1992-1995)'' (2013)
* ''Aberystwyth Marine'' (2016)
* ''[=RY30=] Trax'' (2016)
* ''Challenge Me Foolish'' (2018)
[[AC: [=EPs=]]]
* ''The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq'' (1994; [[RemixAlbum remix EP]])
* ''Salsa with Mesquite'' (1995)
* ''Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1'' (1997)
* ''Urmur Bile Trax Volume 2'' (1997)
* ''Brace Yourself'' (1998)
* the-raft.com EP (also known as ''The Raft EP''; 1999)
* ''XTEP'' (2013)
* ''Rediffusion'' (2014)
* ''Pthagonal EP'' (2017)
* ''D Funk EP'' (2018)
[[AC: Compilation]]
* ''XTLP'' (2015; combines tracks from ''XTEP'' and ''Rediffusion'')
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Under other aliases]]
[[AC: Tusken Raiders/Rude Ass Tinker]]
* ''Bantha Trax'' (1995)
* ''Bantha Trax Vol. 2'' (1999)
* ''Inchstar Static EP'' (2018)
[[AC: Jake Slazenger]]
* ''Makesaracket'' (1995)
* ''Megaphonk'' (EP; 1995)
* ''Nautilus'' (EP; 1996)
* ''Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja'' (1996)
[[AC: Kid Spatula]]
* ''Spatula Freak'' (1995)
* ''Full Sunken Breaks'' (2000)
* ''Meast'' (2004)
[[AC: Frost Jockey]]
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 1'' (EP; 2000)
* ''Burgundy Trax Vol 2'' (EP; 2000)
[[AC: Gary Moscheles]]
* ''Shaped to Make Your Life Easier'' (1996)
[[/folder]]
[[folder:Collaborations]]
[[AC: Mike & Rich (with Music/AphexTwin)]]
* ''Expert Knob Twiddlers'' (1996)
[[AC: Slag Boom Van Loon (with Speedy J)]]
* ''Slag Boom Van Loon'' (1998)
* ''So Soon'' (2001)
[[AC: Heterotic (with Lara Rix-Martin)]]
* ''Love & Devotion'' (2013)
* ''Weird Drift'' (2014)
[[/folder]]
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!!Tropes n' Vectif
* BilingualBonus: "Die Zweite Heimat" is German for "the second home".
* EpicRocking: A recurring feature of Mike's [[IncrediblyLamePun μ-ziq]]. The longest track featured on a studio album is "Ethereal Murmurings" (10:20) from ''Bluff Limbo''.
* GenreBusting: Some tracks are jungle, some have more of a jazz-funk sound, some include orchestral elements...
* GratuitousGerman: His Jake Slazenger album ''Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja'', which means "this is a groovy beat, yes".
* IHaveManyNames: μ-Ziq, Jake Slazenger, Tusken Raiders/Rude Ass Tinker, Kid Spatula, Frost Jockey, and Gary Moscheles.
* LongTitle: ''Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique''.
* LuckyCharmsTitle: "Phi * 1700 (u/v)", "Nettle + Pralines", and "On/Off", not to mention that μ-Ziq itself is one.
* MinisculeRocking: A small handful of songs are noticeably short in length, the shortest on a studio album release being ''Bluff Limbo'''s "27" (1:18).
* MultiPartEpisode: ''Lunatic Harness'' has "Secret Stair Pt. 1" and "Secret Stair Pt. 2". ''Bilious Paths'' also features "Grape Nut Beats (Pt. 1)" and "Grape Nut Beats (Pt. 2)".
* ObsessionSong: "Wannabe"'s only lyrics are "Wanna be your lover/baby I don't wanna be your friend" [[MadnessMantra over and over again]] set to an unsettling mechanical sample and [[DroneOfDread drones of dread]].
* OrangeBlueContrast: The 2001 re-release cover for ''Tango n' Vectif''.
* {{Portmantitle}}: "Dirtylush Stinkwife".
* RemixAlbum: ''The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq'' is a remix EP of The Auteurs' album ''Now I'm a Cowboy''.
* ShoutOut: His Tusken Raiders alias refers to the Tusken Raiders of the ''Franchise/StarWars'' franchise, with ''Bantha Trax'' a reference to the Bantha creatures used by Tusken Raiders as mounts. Most of the songs on the first EP feature ''Star Wars'' references in their titles as well.
* SignificantAnagram: His Rude Ass Tinker alias is an anagram of "Tusken Raiders".
* TheSomethingSong: "The Wailing Song" and "The Hwicci Song".
* TitleByNumber: "27", "56", "2CV", "Eggshell 2", and "Houzz 10".
* TitleDrop: "μ-Ziq Theme" is an odd example, as it's an instrumental and technically more of a "stage name drop".
* TitleTrack: "Tango n' Vectif" and "Lunatic Harness". "Pine Effect" and "Duntisbourne Abbots" are partial examples.
* WordSaladTitle: Many of his songs have odd and seemingly nonsensical titles, for example "Commemorative Pasta", "Hasty Boom Alert", and "Acid Steak Night".
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