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Miguel Migs Miguel Steward (born December 6, 1972) better known by his stage name Miguel Migs, is an American deep house DJ and producer and the founder of Salted Music, an independent electronic dance music record label based in San Francisco, California. ...

, released in 2007. The album peaked at number 15 on the US

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, with each being solid productions overall. ''Those Things'' features vocal performances by Migs's main vocalist on his songs, Lisa Shaw, Aya, Tim Fuller, and reggae artist

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, March 23, 2007, retrieved 2010-10-02 The album features more live instrumentation than Migs' début album and includes a guest appearance by Fred Ross of

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Critical reception

's Rick Anderson described the album as "a perfectly functional dance collection that achieves occasional greatness". Dave Hoffman of

described it as the "first great electronica album of 2007, showcasing an adventurous, world-class producer at the top of his game".

Track listing

Those Things Remixed

In 2008, a remix album of Those Things was released, titled, "Those Things Remixed". In some regions, "Those Things Remixed" was released as an additional disc alongside the standard edition of the album.

References

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