| We Are Reasonable People | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Compilation album by various artists | |
| Released | 29 June 1998 |
| Genre | IDM, electronic |
| Length | 59:56 |
| Label | Warp Records |
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Music Week | positive [2] |
We Are Reasonable People is a compilation album released by Warp Records on 29 June 1998. The title of the album is a backronym of WARP. It peaked at number 14 on the UK R&B Albums Chart. [3]
Music Week gave the album a positive review, stating that the album "will certainly appeal to existing fans and act as a good introduction to anyone interested in the sound of the underground." [2]
Brainwashed listed We Are Reasonable People as the 3rd best compilation album of 1998. [4] In 2013, Fact placed "Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid" at number 10 on their list of the 50 best Aphex Twin tracks. [5]
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Freeman Hardy & Willis Acid" | Squarepusher/AFX | 5:42 |
| 2. | "Orange Romeda" | Boards of Canada | 4:51 |
| 3. | "Hammer Without a Master" | Broadcast | 4:58 |
| 4. | "Ilasas" | Plaid | 4:23 |
| 5. | "Stop Look Listen" | Autechre | 7:26 |
| 6. | "Fishtail Parker" | Nightmares on Wax | 5:08 |
| 7. | "Wear My Bikini" | Jimi Tenor | 4:13 |
| 8. | "Plaything" | Plone | 4:14 |
| 9. | "4 Dead Monks (Original Demo)" | Red Snapper | 5:06 |
| 10. | "Umchunga Locks" | Mira Calix | 4:51 |
| 11. | "Circulation" | Two Lone Swordsmen | 6:53 |
| 12. | "A Salute to Those People Who Say Fuck You" | Mark Bell | 5:50 |
| Chart | Peak position |
|---|---|
| UK R&B Albums (OCC) [3] | 14 |
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