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Niun Niggung
Niun Niggung
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	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
Alternative cover
	Thrill Jockey edition

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]

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

Critical reception edit

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 edit

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 edit

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 edit

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

References edit

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