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
Released10 July 2000 (2000-07-10)
GenreIDM, electronic, techno
Length145:14
LabelWarp Records
ProducerPlaid
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]
Alternative Press4/5[2]
Muzik4/5[3]
NME8/10[4]
Pitchfork8.5/10[5]

Track listing

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Disc one

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  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

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  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

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  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.