Andrew Duke of Exclaim! gave the album a favorable review, describing it as "an album that immediately becomes a must-have for the electronic music enthusiast."[2]
The Wire named Niun Niggung the record of the year in its annual critics' poll.[6]Spin placed it at number 16 on the "20 Best Albums of 2000" list.[7]NME named it the 33rd best album of 1999.[8]
Track listing[]
Rough Trade Records edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Download Sofist"
2:28
2.
"Yippie"
3:51
3.
"Pinwheel Herman"
4:46
4.
"Super Sonig Fadeout"
4:37
5.
"Booosc"
3:15
6.
"Diskdusk"
3:50
7.
"Gogonal"
5:09
8.
"Albion Rose"
3:32
9.
"Mompou"
1:55
10.
"Distroia"
5:16
11.
"Wald F.X."
4:46
12.
"Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"
2:18
13.
Untitled
14:37
Thrill Jockey edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Download Sofist"
2:28
2.
"Yippie"
3:51
3.
"Mykologics"
3:38
4.
"Gogonal"
5:09
5.
"Diskdusk"
3:50
6.
"Pinwheel Herman"
4:46
7.
"Dispothek"
5:22
8.
"Albion Rose"
3:32
9.
"Tensual"
3:35
10.
"Distroia"
5:16
11.
"Booosc"
3:15
12.
"Mompou"
1:55
13.
"Wald F.X."
4:46
Sonig edition
No.
Title
Length
1.
"Download Sofist"
2:28
2.
"Yippie"
5:28
3.
"Pinwheel Herman"
4:46
4.
"Super Sonig Fadeout"
4:37
5.
"Booosc"
3:15
6.
"Diskdusk"
3:50
7.
"Gogonal"
5:09
8.
"Albion Rose"
3:32
9.
"Mompou"
1:55
10.
"Distroia"
5:16
11.
"Wald F.X."
4:46
12.
"Circloid Bricklett Sprüngli"
2:18
13.
"Mykologic"
5:22
14.
"Dispothek"
3:42
15.
"Hidden Last"
17:15
Personnel[]
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Jan St. Werner – composition, arrangement, production
Andi Toma – composition, arrangement, production
F.X.Randomiz – digital soundprocessing, sample support
Dodo Nkishi – drums
Harald "Sack" Ziegler – french horn, brass arrangement