Trainer (album)

Trainer is a two-disc compilation released in 2000 by Plaid. It includes the group's rare 1991 debut Mbuki Mvuki, as well as other hard-to-find or unreleased material. Some of the tracks were recorded under Plaid's aliases Atypic, Balil and Tura.

Trainer
Compilation album by Plaid
Released	10 July 2000
Genre	IDM, electronic, techno
Length	145:14
Label	Warp Records
Producer	Plaid

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Alternative Press	4/5[2]
Muzik	4/5[3]
NME	8/10[4]
Pitchfork	8.5/10[5]

Track listing

Disc one

1. "Uneasy Listening" – 5:37
2. "Anything" – 5:01
3. "Slice of Cheese" – 6:00
4. "Link" – 6:04
5. "Perplex" – 4:05
6. "Summit" – 4:38
7. "Bouncing Checks" – 5:29
8. "Yak" – 5:51
9. "Scoobs in Columbia" – 5:34
10. "Chirpy" – 4:47
11. "Prig" (as 'Atypic') – 4:52
12. "Eshush" (as 'Balil') – 4:42
13. "Blah" (as 'Atypic') – 4:47
14. "Norte Route" (as 'Balil') – 4:31

Disc two

1. "Fly Wings" – 4:06
2. "Whirling of Spirits" (as 'Balil') – 5:55
3. "Choke and Fly" (as 'Balil') – 5:51
4. "Small Energies" (as 'Balil') – 6:09
5. "Jolly" (as 'Atypic') – 6:07
6. "Letter" (as 'Tura') – 5:20
7. "Soft Key" (as 'Tura') – 5:18
8. "Reishi" (as 'Tura') – 9:01
9. "Uland" (as 'Balil') – 4:09
10. "Tan Sau" – 6:07
11. "Android" – 7:00
12. "Angry Dolphin" – 8:13[6]

References

1. Bush, John. "Trainer – Plaid". AllMusic. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
2. "Plaid: Trainer". Alternative Press. No. 149. December 2000. p. 86.
3. Hall, John (August 2000). "Plaid: Trainer". Muzik. No. 63. p. 74.
4. Segal, Victoria (10 July 2000). "Plaid – Trainer". NME. Archived from the original on 17 August 2000. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
5. Cooper, Paul (10 July 2000). "Plaid: Trainer". Pitchfork. Retrieved 1 February 2021.
6. "Plaid - Trainer - Warp - Bleep". Bleep.com. Warp Records. Retrieved 26 May 2015.