One on One (Mira Calix album)

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One on One
MiraCalixOneonOne.jpg
Studio album by
Released6 March 2000 (2000-03-06)
StudioSlix
Genre IDM
Length55:33
Label Warp
Mira Calix chronology
One on One
(2000)
Skimskitta
(2003)

One on One is the debut studio album by musician Mira Calix. It was released on 6 March 2000 by Warp. [1]

Contents

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [2]
The Guardian Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svgStar empty.svg [3]
NME 7/10 [4]
Pitchfork 8.4/10 [5]

Matt LeMay of Pitchfork called One on One "an album of alienation, desolation, emptiness, and uneasiness." [5] In 2017, Pitchfork placed One on One at number 47 on its list of the best IDM albums of all time. [6]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Ms. Meteo (Poolside Mix)" (with Disjecta)5:20
2."Skin with Me"3:32
3."Nostalgia"1:46
4."Sparrow"6:03
5."Three Teas Please"1:36
6."Schmyk"7:06
7."Ithanga"1:22
8."Routine (The Dancing Bear)"4:08
9."The More You Do the More You Do"2:41
10."Isabella"5:11
11."Daydreaming at Night"0:51
12."Simple Friends"5:13
13."Battery Beach"1:53
14."Upiyano"3:45
15."Afrique du mal"1:38
16."Slip Sliding"3:28
Total length:55:33

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References

  1. "One On One – Mira Calix". Warp . Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  2. "One on One – Mira Calix". AllMusic . Retrieved 14 February 2017.
  3. O'Reilly, John (24 March 2000). "Mira Calix: One on One (Warp)". The Guardian .
  4. Martin, Piers (2 March 2000). "Mira Calix – One On One". NME . Archived from the original on 18 August 2000. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  5. 1 2 LeMay, Matt (13 March 2000). "Mira Calix: One on One". Pitchfork . Retrieved 14 February 2017.
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