For the American neo-soul and R&B music artist, see Musiq Soulchild. For the British electropunk artist, see MU (musician).
Michael Robert Paradinas (born 26 September 1971), better known by his stage name μ-Ziq (pronounced "music" or mu-zik),[2][3] is an English electronic musician from Wimbledon, London. He was associated with the electronic style intelligent dance music (IDM) during the 1990s, and recorded on Rephlex Records and Reflective Records. His critically acclaimed 1997 album, Lunatic Harness, helped define the drill 'n' bass subgenre and was also his most successful release, selling over 100,000 copies. Paradinas founded the record label Planet Mu, begun in 1995, where he has championed genres such as juke, IDM and footwork.
During this period, Paradinas had been recording on his own as well with synthesizers and a four-track recorder. In 1995, following a performance at "The Orange" in London, Blue Innocence broke up. Paradinas and the bass player, Francis Naughton, bought sequencing software and re-recorded some of Paradinas's older tracks. After the material was played for Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton—the duo behind Global Communication and the heads of Evolution Records—it was to be released; however, recording commitments later forced Pritchard and Middleton to withdraw their agreement. Fortunately for Paradinas, Richard D. James (a.k.a. Aphex Twin) had also heard the tracks and agreed to release their music on Rephlex Records under the alias μ-Ziq.[5]
Naughton then left μ-Ziq to start Rocket Goldstar. A second album Bluff Limbo was scheduled to be released in mid-1994, though only 1000 copies were published. It was re-issued by Rephlex in 1996 after Paradinas served papers on the label.[citation needed] Paradinas's first major-label release came later in 1994, after he undertook a remix project for Virgin Records: the remixEPThe Auteurs Vs μ-Ziq for the britpop band the Auteurs. The remixes Paradinas offered sounded nothing like the original song, a familiar practice for many experimental electronic musicians in those times.
Even though the EP was hardly a high sales success, Virgin signed up Paradinas and gave him his own sublabel, Planet Mu, to release his own work and to develop similar-minded artists. (Paradinas later broke with Virgin and in 1998 established Planet Mu as his own independent label). Written into his own contract was a provision for unlimited recording under different names, and during 1995 Paradinas unveiled three aliases and released many albums within less than a year. The neo-electro music label Clear released his debut single under the alias Tusken Raiders (named after the Star Wars species) early in the year. Clear Records also released the first Paradinas alias album, Jake Slazenger MakesARacket, later in 1995. Although they were still audible, the LP ignored the electro influences in favour of some synthesizer figures and the previously unheard influence of jazz-funk. Paradinas continued to release solo albums under the above-mentioned names as well as Gary Moscheles, and a one-time collaboration with Aphex Twin under the Mike & Rich moniker.
In 1997, Paradinas made a style change again, mixing experimental electronic music with drum'n'bass, a similar aesthetic path taken by Squarepusher and Aphex Twin. During this year he was also touring with popular musician Björk. Björk inspired the 1999 album Royal Astronomy, with its mixture of unusual vocals, strings and breakbeat. All of his albums until 2003 were released in the US on the more mainstream label, Astralwerks.
Personal lifeedit
Paradinas is married to fellow musician Lara Rix-Martin, with whom he has produced music under the alias Heterotic.[6]
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For the American neo soul and R amp B music artist see Musiq Soulchild For the British electropunk artist see MU musician Michael Robert Paradinas born 26 September 1971 better known by his stage name m Ziq pronounced music or mu zik 2 3 is an English electronic musician from Wimbledon London He was associated with the electronic style intelligent dance music IDM during the 1990s and recorded on Rephlex Records and Reflective Records His critically acclaimed 1997 album Lunatic Harness helped define the drill n bass subgenre and was also his most successful release selling over 100 000 copies Paradinas founded the record label Planet Mu begun in 1995 where he has championed genres such as juke IDM and footwork Mike ParadinasBackground informationBirth nameMichael Robert Paradinas 1 Also known asm Ziq Tusken Raiders Kid Spatula Rude Ass Tinker Jake Slazenger Gary Moscheles Frost JockeyBorn 1971 09 26 26 September 1971 age 52 Wimbledon London EnglandGenresElectronictechnoIDMdrill n bassOccupation s Label owner musicianYears activeLate 1980s presentLabelsRephlex Astralwerks Planet MuWebsitewww planet mu Contents 1 History 2 Personal life 3 Discography 3 1 As m Ziq 3 1 1 Studio albums 3 1 2 EPs 3 1 3 Singles 3 1 4 Compilations 3 1 5 Promotional releases 3 2 As Tusken Raiders Rude Ass Tinker 3 3 As Jake Slazenger 3 4 As Kid Spatula 3 5 As Gary Moscheles 3 6 As Frost Jockey 3 7 Collaborations 3 7 1 Diesel M with Marco Jerrentrup 3 7 2 Mike amp Rich with Richard D James a k a Aphex Twin 3 7 3 Slag Boom Van Loon with Jochem Paap a k a Speedy J 3 7 4 Heterotic with Lara Rix Martin 3 7 5 with Mrs Jynx 4 ReferencesHistory editThis section has multiple issues Please help improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page Learn how and when to remove these template messages This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it September 2022 This biography of a living person needs additional citations for verification Please help by adding reliable sources Contentious material about living persons that is unsourced or poorly sourced must be removed immediately from the article and its talk page especially if potentially libelous Find sources Mike Paradinas news newspapers books scholar JSTOR September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message This section needs to be updated Please help update this article to reflect recent events or newly available information September 2022 Learn how and when to remove this template message Paradinas was born in Charing Cross and began playing keyboards during the early 1980s and listened to new wave music such as Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark OMD Heaven 17 and early Human League 4 He joined a few bands in the mid 1980s then spent eight years on keyboards for the group Blue Innocence During this period Paradinas had been recording on his own as well with synthesizers and a four track recorder In 1995 following a performance at The Orange in London Blue Innocence broke up Paradinas and the bass player Francis Naughton bought sequencing software and re recorded some of Paradinas s older tracks After the material was played for Mark Pritchard and Tom Middleton the duo behind Global Communication and the heads of Evolution Records it was to be released however recording commitments later forced Pritchard and Middleton to withdraw their agreement Fortunately for Paradinas Richard D James a k a Aphex Twin had also heard the tracks and agreed to release their music on Rephlex Records under the alias m Ziq 5 Naughton then left m Ziq to start Rocket Goldstar A second album Bluff Limbo was scheduled to be released in mid 1994 though only 1000 copies were published It was re issued by Rephlex in 1996 after Paradinas served papers on the label citation needed Paradinas s first major label release came later in 1994 after he undertook a remix project for Virgin Records the remix EP The Auteurs Vs m Ziq for the britpop band the Auteurs The remixes Paradinas offered sounded nothing like the original song a familiar practice for many experimental electronic musicians in those times Even though the EP was hardly a high sales success Virgin signed up Paradinas and gave him his own sublabel Planet Mu to release his own work and to develop similar minded artists Paradinas later broke with Virgin and in 1998 established Planet Mu as his own independent label Written into his own contract was a provision for unlimited recording under different names and during 1995 Paradinas unveiled three aliases and released many albums within less than a year The neo electro music label Clear released his debut single under the alias Tusken Raiders named after the Star Wars species early in the year Clear Records also released the first Paradinas alias album Jake Slazenger MakesARacket later in 1995 Although they were still audible the LP ignored the electro influences in favour of some synthesizer figures and the previously unheard influence of jazz funk Paradinas continued to release solo albums under the above mentioned names as well as Gary Moscheles and a one time collaboration with Aphex Twin under the Mike amp Rich moniker In 1997 Paradinas made a style change again mixing experimental electronic music with drum n bass a similar aesthetic path taken by Squarepusher and Aphex Twin During this year he was also touring with popular musician Bjork Bjork inspired the 1999 album Royal Astronomy with its mixture of unusual vocals strings and breakbeat All of his albums until 2003 were released in the US on the more mainstream label Astralwerks Personal life editParadinas is married to fellow musician Lara Rix Martin with whom he has produced music under the alias Heterotic 6 Discography editAs m Ziq edit Studio albums edit Title DetailsTango n Vectif Released 21 November 1993 Label Rephlex Format CD vinylBluff Limbo Released 15 August 1994 Label Rephlex Format CDIn Pine Effect Released 31 October 1995 Label Hi Rise Format CD vinylLunatic Harness Released 30 June 1997 Label Planet Mu Astralwerks Format CDRoyal Astronomy Released 26 July 1999 Label Hut Astralwerks Format CD vinylBilious Paths Released 2 June 2003 Label Planet MuDuntisbourne Abbots Soulmate Devastation Technique Released 20 August 2007 Label Planet MuSomerset Avenue Tracks 1992 1995 Released 25 February 2013 Label Planet MuChewed Corners Released 24 June 2013 Label Planet Mu Format CD vinyl digital downloadAberystwyth Marine Released 4 February 2016 Label Planet Mu Format Digital downloadRY30 Trax Released 13 May 2016 Label Planet Mu Format Digital downloadChallenge Me Foolish Released 13 April 2018 Label Planet Mu Format Digital downloadScurlage Released 28 May 2021 Label Analogical Force Format Vinyl digital downloadMagic Pony Ride Released 10 June 2022 Label Planet Mu Format CD vinyl digital download1977 Released 7 April 2023 Label Balmat Format CD vinyl digital downloadEPs edit The Auteurs vs m Ziq 1994 Salsa with Mesquite 1995 Urmur Bile Trax Vols 1 amp 2 1997 Brace Yourself 1998 XTEP 2013 Rediffusion 2014 Pthagonal EP 2017 D Funk EP 2018 Hello 2022 Galope 2023 Singles edit Phi 1700 U V 1994 My Little Beautiful 1997 The Fear 1999 Ease Up 2005 Goodbye Goodbye Remixes 2022 Compilations edit XTLP 2015 Furthur Electronix Trax 2022 Promotional releases edit The Raft EP 1999 Rediffusion Mixtape 2013 Mix for Bleep 2023 As Tusken Raiders Rude Ass Tinker edit Bantha Trax 1995 Bantha Trax Vol 2 1999 The Motorbike Track 1999 Imperial Break 2001 Inchstar Static EP 2018 Bantha Trax Vol 3 2020 Housewerk EP Series Vols 1 6 2021 Boundary Road 2021 Piano Track 2022 Bantha Trax Vol 4 2022 Housewerk Vol 7 2022 Bantha Trax Vol 5 2023 As Jake Slazenger edit Makesaracket 1995 Megaphonk 1995 Nautilus 1996 Das ist ein Groovybeat ja 1996 Pewter Dragon 2006 Drops a Deuce 2020 Ace in the Hole 2020 As Kid Spatula edit Spatula Freak 1995 Full Sunken Breaks 2000 Meast 2004 As Gary Moscheles edit Shaped to Make Your Life Easier 1996 As Frost Jockey edit Burgundy Trax Vol 1 2000 Burgundy Trax Vol 2 2000 Collaborations edit Diesel M with Marco Jerrentrup edit M for Multiple 1993 Mike amp Rich with Richard D James a k a Aphex Twin edit Expert Knob Twiddlers 1996 Slag Boom Van Loon with Jochem Paap a k a Speedy J edit Slag Boom Van Loon 1998 So Soon 2001 Heterotic with Lara Rix Martin edit Love amp Devotion 2013 Rain 2014 Weird Drift 2014 with Mrs Jynx edit Secret Garden 2021 References edit WERGLE THE PROUD ASCAP American Society of Composers Authors and Publishers Retrieved 11 July 2023 1 Archived 9 April 2004 at the Wayback Machine 2 Archived 20 December 2007 at the Wayback Machine Doran John 11 March 2013 Melancholy Euphoria A Heterotic Interview amp Full Album Stream The Quietus Retrieved 15 January 2017 Colin Larkin ed 1998 The Virgin Encyclopedia of Dance Music First ed Virgin Books p 231 ISBN 0 7535 0252 6 Peer Reviewed Mike Paradinas Interviews Lara Rix Martin amp Vice Versa The Quietus 17 March 2021 Retrieved 24 March 2021 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w 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