Niun Niggung

Niun Niggung is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 1999. It peaked at number 76 on the German Albums Chart.^[5]

Niun Niggung
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	1999 (1999)
Genre	IDM glitch drill 'n' bass
Length	62:04
Label	Rough Trade Records, Thrill Jockey, Domino Recording Company, Sonig
Producer	Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Glam (1998) Niun Niggung (1999) Idiology (2001)
Alternative cover
Thrill Jockey edition

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Exclaim!	favorable[2]
Pitchfork	7.9/10[3]
PopMatters	favorable[4]

Critical reception

Andrew Duke of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, describing it as "an album that immediately becomes a must-have for the electronic music enthusiast."^[2]

The Wire named Niun Niggung the record of the year in its annual critics' poll.^[6] Spin placed it at number 16 on the "20 Best Albums of 2000" list.^[7] NME named it the 33rd best album of 1999.^[8]

Track listing

Rough Trade Records edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Download Sofist"	2:28
2.	"Yippie"	3:51
3.	"Pinwheel Herman"	4:46
4.	"Super Sonig Fadeout"	4:37
5.	"Booosc"	3:15
6.	"Diskdusk"	3:50
7.	"Gogonal"	5:09
8.	"Albion Rose"	3:32
9.	"Mompou"	1:55
10.	"Distroia"	5:16
11.	"Wald F.X."	4:46
12.	"Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"	2:18
13.	Untitled	14:37

Thrill Jockey edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Download Sofist"	2:28
2.	"Yippie"	3:51
3.	"Mykologics"	3:38
4.	"Gogonal"	5:09
5.	"Diskdusk"	3:50
6.	"Pinwheel Herman"	4:46
7.	"Dispothek"	5:22
8.	"Albion Rose"	3:32
9.	"Tensual"	3:35
10.	"Distroia"	5:16
11.	"Booosc"	3:15
12.	"Mompou"	1:55
13.	"Wald F.X."	4:46

Sonig edition

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Download Sofist"	2:28
2.	"Yippie"	5:28
3.	"Pinwheel Herman"	4:46
4.	"Super Sonig Fadeout"	4:37
5.	"Booosc"	3:15
6.	"Diskdusk"	3:50
7.	"Gogonal"	5:09
8.	"Albion Rose"	3:32
9.	"Mompou"	1:55
10.	"Distroia"	5:16
11.	"Wald F.X."	4:46
12.	"Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"	2:18
13.	"Mykologic"	5:22
14.	"Dispothek"	3:42
15.	"Hidden Last"	17:15

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Jan St. Werner – composition, arrangement, production
• Andi Toma – composition, arrangement, production
• F.X.Randomiz – digital soundprocessing, sample support
• Dodo Nkishi – drums
• Harald "Sack" Ziegler – french horn, brass arrangement
• Perry White – bass clarinet, flute
• Scott White – cello, violin
• Matty Arouse – fiddle
• Markus Dirk – bass trumpet

Charts

Chart	Peak position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100)[9]	76

References

1. Bush, John. "Mouse on Mars - Niun Niggung". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
2. Duke, Andrew (February 1, 2000). "Mouse On Mars: Niun Niggung". Exclaim!. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
3. Richard-San, Mark (February 29, 2000). "Mouse on Mars: Niun Niggung". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
4. Zahora, George. "Mouse on Mars: Niun Niggung". PopMatters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
5. "Mouse on Mars" (in German). musicline.de. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 17, 2018.
6. "99 Rewind: 50 Records of the Year". The Wire. No. 190/191. London. January 2000. p. 67 – via Exact Editions.
7. "Mouse on Mars, Niun Niggung (Thrill Jockey)". Spin. November 6, 2014. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
8. "Albums And Tracks Of The Year: 1999". NME. October 10, 2016. Archived from the original on March 20, 2017. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
9. "Offiziellecharts.de – Mouse On Mars – Niun Niggung" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved September 18, 2018.

External links

• Niun Niggung at Discogs (list of releases)
• Niun Niggung at MusicBrainz (list of releases)