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Mike Paradinas

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Michael Paradinas (born 26 September 1971), better known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronic musician from Wimbledon, London. [1]

61 relations: Ambient techno, Aphex Twin, Astralwerks, Autechre, Bilious Paths, Björk, Bluff Limbo, Brace Yourself (µ-ziq album), Breakbeat, Britpop, Capitol K, Charing Cross, Chewed Corners, Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja, Drill 'n' bass, Drum and bass, Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique, Electro (music), Electronic music, England, Evolution Records, Expert Knob Twiddlers, Extended play, Full Sunken Breaks, Global Communication, Heaven 17, In Pine Effect, Intelligent dance music, Jazz-funk, Keyboard instrument, London, Luke Vibert, Lunatic Harness, Mark Pritchard (music producer), Meast, Mike Paradinas, MU (musician), Musiq Soulchild, New wave music, Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark, Planet Mu, Record label, Remix, Rephlex Records, Royal Astronomy, Salsa with Mesquite, Spatula Freak, Squarepusher, Star Wars, Tango n' Vectif, ..., The Auteurs, The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq, The Fear (EP), The Human League, The Orb, The Quietus, Tom Middleton, Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1 & 2, Venetian Snares, Virgin Records, Wimbledon, London. Expand index (11 more) »

Ambient techno

Ambient techno (also known as intelligent techno) is a 1990s offshoot of techno and ambient house that united the atmospheric textures of ambient music with the melodic and rhythmic elements of techno and electro.

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Aphex Twin

Richard David James (born 18 August 1971), best known by his main alias Aphex Twin, is an Irish-born Cornish electronic musician best known for his influential and idiosyncratic work in styles such as ambient techno and IDM during the 1990s.

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Astralwerks

Astralwerks is an American record label primarily focused on electronic and dance music, owned by Universal Music Group.

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Autechre

Autechre are an English electronic music duo consisting of Rob Brown and Sean Booth, both from Rochdale, Greater Manchester.

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Bilious Paths

Bilious Paths is the sixth studio album by British IDM producer µ-Ziq, released on Planet Mu in 2003.

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Björk

Björk Guðmundsdóttir (born 21 November 1965) is an Icelandic singer, songwriter, actress, record producer, and DJ.

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Bluff Limbo

Bluff Limbo is the second album of British IDM Producer µ-Ziq and the follow-up to Tango N' Vectif.

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Brace Yourself (µ-ziq album)

Brace Yourself is an EP by Mike Paradinas released in 1998 under his main moniker µ-Ziq.

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Breakbeat

Breakbeat is a broad style of electronic or dance-oriented music which utilizes breaks, often sampled from earlier recordings in funk, jazz and R&B, for the main rhythm.

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Britpop

Britpop is a UK based music and culture movement in the mid 1990s which emphasised "Britishness", and produced brighter, catchier alternative rock, partly in reaction to the popularity of the darker lyrical themes of the US-led grunge music, an alternative rock genre, and to the UK's own shoegazing music scene.

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Capitol K

Capitol K is the name under which Kristian Craig Robinson works as a musician, producer, recording engineer and label manager.

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Charing Cross

Charing Cross is a junction in London, England, where six routes meet.

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Chewed Corners

Chewed Corners is the eighth studio album from English electronic musician µ-Ziq.

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Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja

Das Ist Ein Groovy Beat, Ja is an album by Mike Paradinas, released in 1996 under his moniker Jake Slazenger.

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Drill 'n' bass

Drill 'n' bass is a subgenre of electronic music which developed in the mid-1990s as IDM artists began experimenting with elements of drum and bass, breakbeat, and jungle music.

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Drum and bass

Drum and bass (also written as "drum 'n' bass" or "drum & bass"; commonly abbreviated as "D&B", "DnB" or "D'n'B"), is a genre and branch of electronic music which emerged from rave and jungle scenes in Britain during the early 1990s.

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Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique

Duntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique is the seventh studio album by British IDM producer µ-Ziq, released on Planet Mu in 2007.

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Electro (music)

Electro (or electro-funk).

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Electronic music

Electronic music is music that employs electronic musical instruments, digital instruments and circuitry-based music technology.

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Evolution Records

Evolution Records was a record label operated by the Stereo Dimension Records subsidiary of the Longines Symphonette Society, a unit of the Longines watch company.

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Expert Knob Twiddlers

Expert Knob Twiddlers is a 1996 studio album by Mike Paradinas and Richard D. James.

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Extended play

An extended play record, often referred to as an EP, is a musical recording that contains more tracks than a single, but is usually unqualified as an album or LP.

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Full Sunken Breaks

Full Sunken Breaks is an album by Mike Paradinas released in 2000 under his moniker "Kid Spatula.".

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Global Communication

Global Communication is an electronic music act, consisting of Tom Middleton and Mark Pritchard.

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Heaven 17

Heaven 17 are an English new wave and synth-pop band that formed in Sheffield in 1980.

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In Pine Effect

In Pine Effect is the third studio album by British electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name µ-Ziq.

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Intelligent dance music

Intelligent dance music (commonly abbreviated as IDM) is a form of electronic music that emerged in the early 1990s, characterized by an abstract or "cerebral" sound better suited for home listening than dancing.

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Jazz-funk

Jazz-funk is a subgenre of jazz music characterized by a strong back beat (groove), electrified sounds and an early prevalence of analog synthesizers.

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Keyboard instrument

A keyboard instrument is a musical instrument played using a keyboard, a row of levers which are pressed by the fingers.

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London

London is the capital and most populous city of England and the United Kingdom.

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Luke Vibert

Luke Vibert is a British recording artist and producer known for his work in many subgenres of electronic music.

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Lunatic Harness

Lunatic Harness is the fourth studio album by British electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name µ-Ziq.

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Mark Pritchard (music producer)

Mark Pritchard (born 1971) is an English electronic musician, resident in Australia and currently signed to Warp Records.

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Meast

Meast is an album by Mike Paradinas released in 2004 under his moniker "Kid Spatula." It compiles a selection of previously unreleased tracks written between 1994 and 1998, spanning two discs.

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Mike Paradinas

Michael Paradinas (born 26 September 1971), better known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music"), is an English electronic musician from Wimbledon, London.

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MU (musician)

MU is a British electropunk group formed by Japanese musician Mutsumi Kanamori and English DJ Maurice Fulton.

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Musiq Soulchild

Taalib Johnson, professionally known as Musiq Soulchild or simply Musiq (born September 16, 1977) is an American singer and songwriter whose style blends R&B, funk, blues, jazz, gospel influences fused with hip hop.

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New wave music

New wave is a genre of rock music popular in the late 1970s and the 1980s with ties to mid-1970s punk rock.

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Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark

Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark (OMD) are an English electronic music band formed in Wirral, Merseyside in 1978.

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Planet Mu

Planet Mu is an English electronic music record label run by Mike Paradinas (also known as µ-Ziq).

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Record label

A record label, or record company, is a brand or trademark associated with the marketing of music recordings and music videos.

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Remix

A remix is a piece of media which has been altered from its original state by adding, removing, and/or changing pieces of the item.

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Rephlex Records

Rephlex Records was a record label started in 1991 by electronic musician Richard D. James (aka Aphex Twin) and Grant Wilson-Claridge.

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Royal Astronomy

Royal Astronomy is the fifth studio album by British electronic music producer µ-Ziq, released on 26 July 1999 by Hut Records and Astralwerks.

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Salsa with Mesquite

Salsa with Mesquite is the second EP from British intelligent dance music producer µ-Ziq.

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Spatula Freak

Spatula Freak is the debut album by Kid Spatula, an alias for Mike Paradinas.

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Squarepusher

Squarepusher is the principal pseudonym adopted by Tom Jenkinson (born 17 January 1975), an English electronic musician.

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Star Wars

Star Wars is an American epic space opera media franchise, centered on a film series created by George Lucas.

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Tango n' Vectif

Tango n' Vectif is the debut studio album by British electronic music producer Mike Paradinas under the stage name µ-Ziq.

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The Auteurs

The Auteurs were a British alternative rock band of the 1990s, and a vehicle for songwriter Luke Haines (guitar, piano and vocals).

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The Auteurs vs. μ-Ziq

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The Fear (EP)

The Fear is a single by Mike Paradinas released in 1999 under his main moniker "µ-Ziq".

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The Human League

The Human League are an English synth-pop band formed in Sheffield in 1977.

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The Orb

The Orb are an English electronic music group known for being the pioneers of ambient house.

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The Quietus

The Quietus is a British online music and pop culture magazine, focusing on arts news, reviews, and features.

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Tom Middleton

Tom Middleton (born 18 August 1971) is an English electronic recording artist, music producer, remixer and DJ.

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Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1 & 2

Urmur Bile Trax Volume 1 & 2 is a 1997 EP by British electronic musician Mike Paradinas under his main moniker μ-ziq.

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Venetian Snares

Aaron Funk (born January 11, 1975), known as Venetian Snares, is a Canadian electronic musician based in Winnipeg, Manitoba.

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Virgin Records

Virgin Records Ltd. was a British record label founded by entrepreneurs Richard Branson, Simon Draper, Nik Powell, and musician Tom Newman in 1972.

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Wimbledon, London

Wimbledon WIMBLESON is a district of southwest London, England, south-west of the centre of London at Charing Cross, in the London Borough of Merton, south of Wandsworth, northeast of New Malden, northwest of Mitcham, west of Streatham and north of Sutton.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mike_Paradinas

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