Zoomer is the second studio album by German electronic music artist Schneider TM. It was released on 20 August 2002 in the United States by Mute Records[13] and on 2 September 2002 by City Slang.[2]

Zoomer
Studio album by
Released20 August 2002 (2002-08-20)
GenreElectropop[1]
Length45:44
Label
ProducerDirk Dresselhaus
Schneider TM chronology
Moist
(1998)
Zoomer
(2002)
Škoda Mluvit
(2006)
Singles from Zoomer
  1. "Frogtoise"
    Released: 29 July 2002[2]
  2. "Reality Check"
    Released: 27 January 2003[3]
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[4]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[5]
Drowned in Sound9/10[6]
Muzik[7]
Now4/5[8]
Pitchfork8.5/10[9]
Q[10]
Stylus Magazine5.3/10[11]
Uncut[12]

Track listing edit

All lyrics are written by Dirk Dresselhaus, except where noted; all music is composed by Dresselhaus.

  1. "Reality Check" – 4:23
  2. "Frogtoise" – 6:59
  3. "Abyss" – 6:28
  4. "DJ Guy?" – 6:47
  5. "Turn On" (lyrics by Max Turner) – 5:49
  6. "Hunger" – 5:07
  7. "999" – 5:16
  8. "Cuba TM" – 4:55

Personnel edit

Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[14]

  • Dirk Dresselhaus – production, mixing (tracks 3, 6, 7), booklet illustrations
  • Cathi Aglibut – viola on "Cuba TM"
  • Vredeber Albrecht – electric piano on "Cuba TM"
  • D. D. Allin – cover design
  • Matthias Arfmann – mixing (tracks 1, 2, 4, 5, 8)
  • Elger Emig – cover design
  • Bo Kondren – mastering
  • Paul Niehaus – slide guitar on "Cuba TM"
  • Max Turner – vocals on "Turn On"
  • Christopher Uhe – bass on "999"
  • Tina Winkhaus – photography

References edit

  1. ^ Bolton, Rob. "Schneider TM: Zoomer". Exclaim!. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  2. ^ a b "current and upcoming releases". City Slang. Archived from the original on 14 October 2002. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  3. ^ Anonymous, Adam (4 February 2003). "Single Review: Schneider TM – Reality Check". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 10 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  4. ^ "Zoomer by Schneider TM Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ Bush, John. "Zoomer – Schneider TM". AllMusic. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  6. ^ Anonymous, Adam (25 September 2002). "Album Review: Schneider TM – Zoomer". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 January 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  7. ^ Gardner, Neil (October 2002). "Schneider TM: Zoomer". Muzik. No. 89. p. 82.
  8. ^ Perlich, Tim (17 October 2002). "Schneider". Now. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  9. ^ Richardson, Mark (18 September 2002). "Schneider TM: Zoomer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Schneider TM: Zoomer". Q. No. 196. November 2002. p. 106.
  11. ^ Burns, Todd. "Schneider TM – Zoomer". Stylus Magazine. Archived from the original on 24 April 2003. Retrieved 28 May 2007.
  12. ^ "Schneider TM: Zoomer". Uncut. No. 66. November 2002. p. 128.
  13. ^ Eberhart, Matt (19 August 2002). "Schneider TM: Zoomer". PopMatters. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 3 February 2021.
  14. ^ Zoomer (liner notes). Schneider TM. City Slang. 2002. 20192-2.{{cite AV media notes}}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

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