Trainer (album)
Trainer is a two-disc compilation released in 2000 by Plaid. It includes the group's rare 1991 debut Mbuki Mvuki, as well as other hard-to-find or unreleased material. Some of the tracks were recorded under Plaid's aliases Atypic, Balil and Tura.
| Trainer | |
|---|---|
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| Compilation album by | |
| Released | 10 July 2000 |
| Genre | IDM, electronic, techno |
| Length | 145:14 |
| Label | Warp Records |
| Producer | Plaid |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| Alternative Press | 4/5[2] |
| Muzik | 4/5[3] |
| NME | 8/10[4] |
| Pitchfork | 8.5/10[5] |
Track listing
Disc one
- "Uneasy Listening" – 5:37
- "Anything" – 5:01
- "Slice of Cheese" – 6:00
- "Link" – 6:04
- "Perplex" – 4:05
- "Summit" – 4:38
- "Bouncing Checks" – 5:29
- "Yak" – 5:51
- "Scoobs in Columbia" – 5:34
- "Chirpy" – 4:47
- "Prig" (as 'Atypic') – 4:52
- "Eshush" (as 'Balil') – 4:42
- "Blah" (as 'Atypic') – 4:47
- "Norte Route" (as 'Balil') – 4:31
Disc two
- "Fly Wings" – 4:06
- "Whirling of Spirits" (as 'Balil') – 5:55
- "Choke and Fly" (as 'Balil') – 5:51
- "Small Energies" (as 'Balil') – 6:09
- "Jolly" (as 'Atypic') – 6:07
- "Letter" (as 'Tura') – 5:20
- "Soft Key" (as 'Tura') – 5:18
- "Reishi" (as 'Tura') – 9:01
- "Uland" (as 'Balil') – 4:09
- "Tan Sau" – 6:07
- "Android" – 7:00
- "Angry Dolphin" – 8:13[6]
References
- Bush, John. "Trainer – Plaid". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Plaid: Trainer". Alternative Press. No. 149. December 2000. p. 86.
- Hall, John (August 2000). "Plaid: Trainer". Muzik. No. 63. p. 74.
- Segal, Victoria (10 July 2000). "Plaid – Trainer". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- Cooper, Paul (10 July 2000). "Plaid: Trainer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
- "Plaid - Trainer - Warp - Bleep". Bleep.com. Warp Records. Retrieved 26 May 2015.
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