Faking the Books 2004 studio album by Lali Puna
Faking the Books Released 5 April 2004 (2004-04-05 ) Recorded June – November 2003 Studios Genres Length 38 :30 Label Morr Producer Mario Thaler
"Left Handed" "Micronomic"
Faking the Books studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna . It was released on 5 April 2004 by Morr Music .
Faking the Books peaked at number 23 on Billboard ' Top Dance/Electronic Albums chart.
Critical reception
At Metacritic , which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Faking the Books received an average score of 83 based on 18 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Faking the Books was ranked at number five on Exclaim! '
Track listing
All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted.
Title Music 1. "Faking the Books" (lyrics by Trebeljahr and Markus Acher) Acher 4:00 2. "Call 1-800-Fear" 3:24 3. "Micronomic" Trebeljahr 3:23 4. "Small Things" Trebeljahr 3:40 5. "B-Movie" Trebeljahr 3:13 6. "People I Know" Acher 3:05 7. "Grin and Bear" 4:41 8. "Geography-5" Trebeljahr 2:27 9. "Left Handed" Trebeljahr Acher Max Punktezahl 3:44 10. "Alienation" 4:01 11. "Crawling by Numbers" Trebeljahr 2:52 Total length: 38:30
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.
Lali Puna
Valerie Trebeljahr
Markus Acher
Christoph Brandner
Christian Heiß Additional musicians
Sebastian Hess – cello on "Crawling by Numbers"
Osamu Nambu – violin on "Alienation"
Max Punktezahl – guitar on "Left Handed" Production
Design
Jan Kruse – cover artwork
John-Patrick Morarescu – photography References
1 2 "Electronic – Year in Review 2004" . Exclaim! the original on 18 February 2005. Retrieved 25 February 2017 .1 2 Preissel, Jenn (16 April 2004). "Meeting People is Breezy" . Spin . Retrieved 24 July 2019 . ↑ "Lali Puna: Left Handed" . Morr Music . Retrieved 22 January 2021 .↑ "Lali Puna: Micronomic" . Morr Music . Retrieved 22 January 2021 .↑ "Lali Puna: Faking The Books" . Morr Music . Retrieved 22 January 2021 .1 2 "Lali Puna Chart History (Top Dance/Electronic Albums)" . Billboard the original on 29 January 2020. Retrieved 16 January 2018 .1 2 "Faking The Books by Lali Puna Reviews and Tracks" . Metacritic . Retrieved 27 February 2021 .↑ Kellman, Andy. "Faking the Books – Lali Puna" . AllMusic . Retrieved 25 February 2017 . ↑ "Lali Puna: Faking the Books". Alternative Press 190. May 2004. p. 110. ↑ Sylvester, Nick (25 April 2004). "Lali Puna: Faking the Books" . Pitchfork . Retrieved 25 February 2017 . ↑ Ivens, Charlie (28 April 2004). "Faking The Books - Lali Puna" . Playlouder . Retrieved 27 April 2025 . {{cite web }}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link )↑ "Lali Puna: Faking the Books". Q 214. May 2004. p. 104. ↑ Miller, Derek (16 June 2004). "Lali Puna – Faking the Books" . Stylus Magazine the original on 8 November 2004. Retrieved 25 February 2017 . ↑ Writer, Guest. "Lali Puna - Faking the Books" . Tiny Mix Tapes . Retrieved April 27, 2025 . ↑ "Lali Puna – Faking The Books" . Uncut 84. May 2004. p. 99. Archived from the original on 20 July 2019. Retrieved 20 July 2019 .↑ Their sound is an interesting polyglot, one as easily accessible to dance minimalists and brown corduroy-wearing emo boys, and with nary a compromise. [Apr 2004, p.86] ↑ Faking the Books (liner notes). Lali Puna . Morr Music . 2004. 044 MM.{{cite AV media notes }}: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link )↑ "Ultratop.be – Lali Puna – Faking the Books " (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved 20 July 2019. ↑ "Alternatieve Albums" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. 8 May 2004. Retrieved 18 July 2021 .
