Editing Planet Mu (section)

== Beginning ==

When [[Mike Paradinas]] signed as a musician to [[Virgin Records]] in the mid-1990s, Paradinas was asked for suggestions for the new dance subsidiary and suggested Planet Mu as a play on [[Carl Craig]]'s label Planet E.<ref name="EB" /> When Virgin lost interest in the project, Paradinas took it over. He quickly drew critical acclaim for releasing a string of important IDM ([[intelligent dance music]]) records, from artists such as [[Jega (musician)|Jega]], [[Leafcutter John]], [[Luke Vibert]] and [[Venetian Snares]].<ref name="EB">{{cite news |last1=Finlayson |first1=Angus |title=Mike Paradinas on Planet Mu's Past, Present, and Future |url=https://www.electronicbeats.net/planet-mu-25th-anniversary-mike-paradinas-conversation/ |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=Electronic Beats |date=3 December 2020}}</ref><ref name="BBCMu">{{cite news |last1=Madden |first1=Joe |title=Planet Mu label profile |url=http://www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A13241819 |access-date=25 January 2021 |work=BBC |date=20 July 2006 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071203102445/www.bbc.co.uk/dna/collective/A13241819 |archive-date=3 December 2007}}</ref> The label also releases Paradinas's music under a range of aliases including Kid Spatula, Tusken Raiders, and Mu-Ziq, establishing itself as an electronic music label to rival [[Skam Records]] and [[Warp (record label)|Warp records]].<ref name="BBCMu" />