Our Inventions

2010 studio album by Lali Puna

Our Inventions

Studio album by

Lali Puna

Released| 1 April 2010 (2010-04-01)
Recorded| December 2008 – October 2009
Studio|

* Portmanteau (Munich)
* Alien Research Center (Weilheim in Oberbayern)

Genre| Electropop[1]
Length| 37:23
Label| Morr
Lali Puna chronology
| Faking the Books
(2004)  | Our Inventions
(2010)  | Two Windows
(2017)

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Singles from  Our Inventions

1. "Remember"
Released: 19 March 2010[2]
2. "Move On"
Released: 3 June 2011[3]

Professional ratingsAggregate scores

Source| Rating
AnyDecentMusic?| 6.3/10[4]
Metacritic| 72/100[5]
Review scores
Source| Rating
AllMusic| [1]
The A.V. Club| A−[6]
Pitchfork| 6.5/10[7]
Q| [8]
Spin| 6/10[9]
Uncut| [10]
XLR8R| 6.5/10[11]

Our Inventions is the fourth studio album by German electronic music band Lali Puna. It was released on 1 April 2010 by Morr Music.[12]

## Track listing

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All lyrics are written by Valerie Trebeljahr, except where noted.

No.| Title| Music| Length

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1.| "Rest Your Head"|

* Trebeljahr
* Markus Acher
* Christian Heiß

| 3:10
2.| "Remember" (lyrics by Trebeljahr and Acher)|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 3:43
3.| "Everything Is Always"|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 4:18
4.| "Our Inventions"| Trebeljahr| 4:19
5.| "Move On"|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 3:40
6.| "Safe Tomorrow"|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 4:28
7.| "Future Tense"|

* Acher
* Heiß

| 3:47
8.| "Hostile to Me"|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 2:19
9.| "That Day"|

* Trebeljahr
* Acher
* Heiß

| 3:34
10.| "Out There" (featuring Yukihiro Takahashi)|

* Trebeljahr
* Takahashi

| 4:05
Total length:| 37:23

## Personnel

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Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[13]

Lali Puna

* Valerie Trebeljahr
* Markus Acher
* Christoph Brandner
* Christian Heiß

Additional musicians

* Karl Ivar Refseth – percussion, vibraphone
* Yukihiro Takahashi – performance on "Out There"

Production

* Tomohiko Gondo – additional production on "Out There"
* Christian Heiß – recording
* Sean Magee – mastering
* Yukihiro Takahashi – additional production on "Out There"
* Oliver Zülch – mixing, additional production and recording

Design

* Julia Guther – artwork
* Verena Spring – costume design (paper dress)
* Gerald von Foris – photography

## References

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1. ^ a b Kellman, Andy. "Our Inventions – Lali Puna". AllMusic. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
2. ^ "'Remember / See The Wood For Trees – Single' von Lali Puna" (in German). Germany: Apple Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
3. ^ "'Move On / After All Stop – Single' von Lali Puna" (in German). Germany: Apple Music. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
4. ^ "Our Inventions by Lali Puna reviews". AnyDecentMusic?. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
5. ^ "Our Inventions by Lali Puna Reviews and Tracks". Metacritic. Archived from the original on 21 April 2021. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
6. ^ Martins, Chris (27 April 2010). "Lali Puna: Our Inventions". The A.V. Club. Archived from the original on 18 September 2021. Retrieved 12 March 2020.
7. ^ Howe, Brian (1 April 2010). "Lali Puna: Our Inventions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 25 February 2017. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
8. ^ "Lali Puna: Our Inventions". Q. No. 286\. May 2010. p. 122.
9. ^ Fitzmaurice, Larry (12 April 2010). "Lali Puna, 'Our Inventions' (Morr)". Spin. Archived from the original on 17 June 2011. Retrieved 24 February 2017.
10. ^ O'Connell, Sharon (May 2010). "Lali Puna: Our Inventions". Uncut. No. 156\. p. 94.
11. ^ Reynaldo, Shawn (5 April 2010). "Lali Puna/Javelin/High Places: Our Inventions/No Más/High Places vs. Mankind". XLR8R. Archived from the original on 5 April 2010. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
12. ^ Breihan, Tom (15 January 2010). "New Release: Lali Puna: Our Inventions". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on 7 February 2021. Retrieved 22 January 2021.
13. ^ Our Inventions (liner notes). Lali Puna. Morr Music. 2010. MM098.`{{cite AV media notes}}`: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link)

## External links

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* Our Inventions at Discogs (list of releases)

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* MusicBrainz release group

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