µ-Ziq - In Pine Effect

I must confess something... this album is terrible. It really pains me to say it too. I was hot on the trail of IDM artists like AFX and Squarepusher and I had so much faith in this release. But when I listened to this I could have swore it was made in the 80's! it sounds so dated it’s unbearable. When I listen to Aphex's SAW I think it's amazing, and although the repetition is there, the rhythm is undeniable. But this album is joke. I can practically hear the samples loop over and over again and guess when each is gonna stop and start. So unoriginal. And to think this guy is great friends with RDJ and passes off tracks and material with him all the time.

When I first listened to this album it was alright and allowed me enough strength to go out and buy Lunatic harness, but soon enough this album just disappeared from my back catalog and it never even plays anymore or ever again. When I listen to Lunatic harness it's hard to believe it's the same man. I feel so strongly against this album because Lunatic Harness is what I believe an essential IDM album up there with Hard Normal Daddy, Amber, and the Richard D. James Album. I just don't understand why and how this is so bad, but it is. Stay Away!