Shrink (album)

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Shrink
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Studio album by
The Notwist
Released15 May 1998 (1998-05-15)
Recorded1997
StudioUphon (Weilheim in Oberbayern)
Genre
Length48:24
Label Community
Producer Galore
The Notwist chronology
12
(1995)		Shrink
(1998)		 Neon Golden
(2002)
Singles from Shrink
  1. "Day 7"
    Released: May 1997 [5]
  2. "Chemicals"
    Released: March 1998 [5]
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar empty.svg [2]
NME 7/10 [6]
Pitchfork 7.6/10 [7]

Shrink is the fourth studio album by German indie rock band The Notwist. It was released on 15 May 1998 by the label Community. [8] [9] The album found the band moving further away from their punk rock origins and pursuing a sound more rooted in electronic music. [10] [11]

Contents

Track listing

All lyrics are written by Markus Acher.

No.TitleMusicLength
1."Day 7"Markus Acher5:55
2."Chemicals"Markus Acher5:15
3."Another Planet"Markus Acher4:30
4."Moron"Micha Acher4:46
5."Electric Bear"Markus Acher4:28
6."No Encores" Martin Gretschmann 4:25
7."N.L."Micha Acher5:36
8."Shrink"Markus Acher4:24
9."Your Signs"Micha Acher6:46
10."0-4"Micha Acher2:19
Total length:48:24

Personnel

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes. [12]

The Notwist

Additional musicians

Production

Design

Charts

Chart (1998)Peak
position
German Albums (Offizielle Top 100) [13] 49

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  2. 1 2 Bush, John. "Shrink – The Notwist". AllMusic . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  3. ↑ https://www.laut.de/The-Notwist/Alben/Shrink-28449
  4. ↑ https://www.laut.de/The-Notwist/Alben/Shrink-28449
  5. 1 2 "The Notwist – The Timeline". City Slang. Archived from the original on 22 February 2002. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  6. ↑ Segal, Victoria (5 October 1998). "The Notwist – Shrink". NME . Archived from the original on 6 October 2000. Retrieved 2 February 2021.
  7. ↑ Ambroz, Duane (November 1998). "The Notwist: Shrink". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 26 December 2005. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  8. ↑ "'Shrink' von The Notwist" (in German). Germany: Apple Music . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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  10. ↑ Buckman, Luke (6 February 2002). "The Notwist: Neon Golden". Pitchfork . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  11. ↑ Orlov, Piotr (25 February 2003). "Trans-Europe Expression". The Village Voice . Retrieved 23 January 2021.
  12. ↑ Shrink (liner notes). The Notwist. Community. 1998. COM 1010-236-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)
  13. ↑ "Offiziellecharts.de – The Notwist – Shrink" (in German). GfK Entertainment Charts. Retrieved 23 January 2021.
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