Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15

Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15
Studio album by Lilys
Released	May 1999
Genre	Electronica
Label	Darla
Lilys chronology
The 3 Way (1999) Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15 (1999) Precollection (2003)

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	[1]
Pitchfork Media	(8.9/10) [2]

Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15 is a 1999 album by Lilys. Part of the Darla Records Bliss Out series, it represents a departure by Lilys leader Kurt Heasley into what has been called "krautrock-ish electronica". ^[3] The album was recorded in collaboration with producer Trevor Kampmann of hollAnd, and was released in May 1999 in the UK and July 1999 in the US. ^[4]

Critical reception

Allmusic writer Nitsuh Abebe only gave the album 1.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "six tracks of burbling, pop-oriented electronics". ^[1] Pitchfork Media's Chip Chanko, however, rated the album at 8.9 out of 10, stating that the album is "like syrup being poured from one of those fish- shaped pitchers. It's like diving into a swimming pool filled with new crispy M&M's." ^[2]

Track listing

1. "The Escape" – 8:05
2. "The Law" – 4:51
3. "Windows" – 4:02
4. "You Win" – 4:26
5. "Sharper Laws" – 5:17
6. "Back Again" – 6:08

Personnel

• Kurt Heasley
• Archie Moore
• Trevor Kampmann

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References

1. Abebe, Nitsuh "Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15 Review", Allmusic , Macrovision Corporation, retrieved 27 December 2009
2. Chanko, Chip (1999) "Zero Population Growth: Bliss Out Volume 15", Pitchfork Media, July 13, 1999, retrieved 27 December 2009
3. Orgera, Alexandra; Saul, James; Howard, Brian, & Rapa, Patrick (2006) "The Lilys Family Tree Archived 2015-10-01 at the Wayback Machine ", Philadelphia City Paper , February 16–22, 2006, retrieved 25 December 2009
4. Strong, Martin C. (2003) The Great Indie Discography, Canongate, 1-84195-335-9, p. 837