Spectrum (Jega album)

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Spectrum
Jega - Spectrum.jpg
Studio album by
Released6 July 1998
Genre Electronic
Length68:22
Label Planet Mu
Jega chronology
Spectrum
(1998)
Geometry
(2000)

Spectrum is the first album by the electronic musician, Jega, released in 1998 on Planet Mu. [1] The album peaked at #155 on the CMJ Radio Top 200 and #12 on the CMJ RPM Charts in the U.S. [2]

Contents

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Phalanx"5:10
2."Kid Sista"3:37
3."Muzical Chairz"3:50
4."Red Mullet"4:55
5."Nia"6:39
6."DMC"8:02
7."Brad's Garden Maintenance"4:41
8."German"2:26
9."Intron.IX"5:46
10."Mai"3:13
11."Pitbull"5:10
12."Gemini"5:03
13."Ephem"3:27
14."Bikini Ski Boat"2:52
15."Manic Minor"3:30

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References

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  2. Sansone, Glen (19 April 1999). "RPM" (PDF). CMJ New Music Report. Great Neck, NY: College Media, Inc. 58 (614): 30. ISSN   0890-0795 . Retrieved 22 December 2021.