Parallax Error Beheads You
Encyclopedia
Parallax Error Beheads You is the third studio album by Ben Jacobs under his stage name of Max Tundra
. The album was released on October 20 2008 through Domino Records. Tundra has worked on the album for the past six years.
. A music video for the single was first uploaded to Tundra's MySpace
on September 17, 2008.
Parallax Error Beheads You was released in the United Kingdom
on October 20, 2008 and in the United States
on November 18, 2008 on LP
and compact disc
. A special edition of the album will be released in the United Kingdom
. To celebrate the album's release, Domino Records released a version of Max Tundra
's Kosher Chicken Soup
that includes a special link to download a copy of his album plus a bonus download album of covers called Best Friends. Best Friends is a reinterpretation of the song from Max Tundra's first album Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be by his friends.
On the 5th June 2010, Max Tundra effectively announced on Twitter that Parallax Error Beheads You will be the final Max Tundra album.
, which assigns a normalized
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 76, based on 18 reviews.
Max Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
. The album was released on October 20 2008 through Domino Records. Tundra has worked on the album for the past six years.
Release
On September 29 2008, the first single from the album titled "Will Get Fooled Again" was released on 7" vinyl and as a digital downloadMusic download
A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment...
. A music video for the single was first uploaded to Tundra's MySpace
MySpace
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on September 17, 2008.
Parallax Error Beheads You was released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
on October 20, 2008 and in the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
on November 18, 2008 on LP
Gramophone record
A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove...
and compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
. A special edition of the album will be released in the United Kingdom
United Kingdom
The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages...
. To celebrate the album's release, Domino Records released a version of Max Tundra
Max Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
's Kosher Chicken Soup
Chicken soup
Chicken soup is a soup made by bringing to a boil and then simmering chicken parts and/or bones in water, with various vegetables and flavorings. The classic chicken soup consists of a clear broth, often served with small pieces of chicken or vegetables, or with noodles or dumplings, or grains such...
that includes a special link to download a copy of his album plus a bonus download album of covers called Best Friends. Best Friends is a reinterpretation of the song from Max Tundra's first album Some Best Friend You Turned Out To Be by his friends.
On the 5th June 2010, Max Tundra effectively announced on Twitter that Parallax Error Beheads You will be the final Max Tundra album.
Reception
Initial critical response to Parallax Error Beheads You was positive. At MetacriticMetacritic
Metacritic.com is a website that collates reviews of music albums, games, movies, TV shows and DVDs. For each product, a numerical score from each review is obtained and the total is averaged. An excerpt of each review is provided along with a hyperlink to the source. Three colour codes of Green,...
, which assigns a normalized
Standard score
In statistics, a standard score indicates how many standard deviations an observation or datum is above or below the mean. It is a dimensionless quantity derived by subtracting the population mean from an individual raw score and then dividing the difference by the population standard deviation...
rating out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, the album has received a score of 76, based on 18 reviews.
Track listing
All songs by Ben JacobsMax Tundra
Ben Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
- "Gum Chimes" – 3:26
- "Will Get Fooled Again" – 3:20
- "Which Song" – 5:21
- "My Night Out" – 1:56
- "Orphaned" – 4:25
- "Nord Lead Three" – 2:41
- "The Entertainment" – 2:58
- "Number Our Days" – 3:32
- "Glycaemic Index Blues" – 3:05
- "Until We Die" – 11:03
Personnel
- Ben JacobsMax TundraBen Jacobs, more commonly known by the stage name Max Tundra, is an English multi-instrumental musician, singer and music producer. His work is predominantly electronic music but incorporates non-electronic styles and instruments...
- performer, design - Matthew Cooper - design
- Nilesh "Nilz" Patel - mastering
- Eleni Tsaligopoulou - Design
Release history
| Region | Date | Label | Format | Catalog | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom United Kingdom The United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern IrelandIn the United Kingdom and Dependencies, other languages have been officially recognised as legitimate autochthonous languages under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages... |
October 20, 2008 | Domino Records | LP Gramophone record A gramophone record, commonly known as a phonograph record , vinyl record , or colloquially, a record, is an analog sound storage medium consisting of a flat disc with an inscribed, modulated spiral groove... |
WIGLP168 | |
| CD Compact Disc The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,... |
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| DD Music download A music download is the transferral of music from an Internet-facing computer or website to a user's local computer. This term encompasses both legal downloads and downloads of copyright material without permission or payment... |
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| United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district... |
November 18, 2008 | CD | |||
| LP |