''Geometry'' is the second album by the
electronic music
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ian
Jega, released in 2000 on the
Planet Mu
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and
Matador
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labels.
Track listing
Reception
Sam Eccleston, writing for
Pitchfork
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, called the album "a fascinating, if not moving, musical experience".
Mike Bruno of the
Chicago Reader
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wrote a similarly positive review and compared it with Jega's previous album
Spectrum
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, stating that ''Geometry'' for Jega "represents a step toward being taken more seriously as an electronic composer".
References
External links
''Geometry''at the Planet Mu website
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2000 albums
Jega (musician) albums
Planet Mu albums
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