German Engineering
{{Infobox album
| name = German Engineering
| type = Extended play
| artist = Virtual Riot
| cover = File:German_Engineering_Virtual_Riot_Cover.jpg
| border = yes
| alt =
| released = 31 January 2018
| recorded =
| venue =
| studio =
| genre = {{hlist|Riddim|dubstep}}
| length = 21:54
| label = Disciple
| producer = {{hlist|Christian Valentin Brunn}}
| prev_title = Still Kids
| prev_year = 2017
| next_title = Preset Junkies
| next_year = 2018
| misc =
}}
German Engineering is the thirteenth extended play by German DJ and electronic music producer Virtual Riot. It was released by American record label Disciple Recordings on 31 January 2018. It contains six songs, including a collaboration with British grime collective Virus Syndicate. It peaked at the number 11 spot on Billboard's Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart.
Background and release
On 31 January 2018, the extended play was released as a digital download on international digital stores through American record label Disciple, as well as being released through various music streaming services.{{Cite web|url=https://www.edmtunes.com/2018/02/virtual-riots-new-ep-opens-a-new-era-of-bass/|title=Virtual Riot Releases Heavy New EP Titled German Engineering|last=Chiang|first=Nina|date=2018-02-01|website=EDMTunes|language=en-US|access-date=2019-09-07}} The SoundCloud version of the extended play also included Virtual Riot's previous song "Shindeiru" and an acapella of the Virus Syndicate collaboration "Show Up".{{Cite web|url=https://soundcloud.com/virtual-riot/sets/german-engineering-ep|title=German Engineering EP|website=SoundCloud|language=en|access-date=2019-09-07}}
The extended play debuted in the Billboard Dance/Electronic Album Sales chart at the number 11 spot, marking Virtual Riot's second appearance on the chart after his Chemistry extended play, which peaked at the number 20 position in May 2016.{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8098852/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-pnau-zack-martino-virtual-riot|title=Billboard Dance Chart Upstarts: PNAU, Zack Martino & Virtual Riot|last=|first=|date=|magazine=Billboard|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180209024943/https://www.billboard.com/articles/news/dance/8098852/billboard-dance-chart-upstarts-pnau-zack-martino-virtual-riot|archive-date=2018-02-09|access-date=2019-09-07}}
Critical reception
German Engineering was well received by most critics. Robyn Dexter of Dancing Astronaut described it as a compilation of Virtual Riot "flexing the heavier side of his production style", writing that it would remind listeners about "just how broad his style range truly is."{{Cite web|url=https://dancingastronaut.com/2018/01/virtual-riot-german-engineering/|title=Virtual Riot proves dubstep's not dead in new EP|last=|first=|date=2018-01-31|website=Dancing Astronaut|language=en-US|url-status=live|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307030916/http://www.dancingastronaut.com/2018/01/virtual-riot-german-engineering/|archive-date=2018-03-07|access-date=2019-09-07}} Your EDM
Track listing
{{tracklist
| headline = Digital download{{Citation|title=German Engineering EP by Virtual Riot|url=https://music.apple.com/us/album/german-engineering-ep/1336790565|language=en-us|access-date=2019-09-07}}
| extra_column = Producer(s)
| title1 = Pray For Riddim
| extra1 = Virtual Riot
| length1 = 3:37
| title2 = Show Up
| note2 = with Virus Syndicate
| extra2 = {{hlist|Virtual Riot|Virus Syndicate}}
| length2 = 4:27
| title3 = Chop Chop
| extra3 = Virtual Riot
| length3 = 2:40
| title4 = Jump the Gun
| extra4 = Virtual Riot
| length4 = 3:41
| title5 = Komputermusik
| extra5 = Virtual Riot
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = The Darkest Night
| extra6 = Virtual Riot
| length6 = 4:08
| total_length = 21:54
}}
Charts
| class="wikitable sortable plainrowheaders" style="text-align:center" |
| scope="col"| Chart (2018)
! scope="col"| Peak |
|---|
| scope="row"| Dance/Electronic Album Sales (Billboard){{Cite magazine|url=https://www.billboard.com/music/virtual-riot/chart-history/dance-electronic-consumption-chart|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190926003322/https://www.billboard.com/music/virtual-riot/chart-history/dance-electronic-consumption-chart|url-status=dead|archive-date=September 26, 2019|title=Virtual Riot Dance/Electronic Album Sales Chart History|magazine=Billboard|access-date=2019-09-07}}
| 11 |
Release history
| class="wikitable plainrowheaders"
!Region !Date !Format !Label !{{abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |
| scope="row" rowspan="1" |Worldwide
| 31 January 2018 | Digital download | Disciple |
|---|
References
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External links
- {{MusicBrainz release|mbid=a17325fb-35f1-49e3-a4a7-9f9d53c9027d|name=German Engineering}}
- [https://genius.com/albums/Virtual-riot/German-engineering-ep Lyrics of this EP] at Genius