The third installment in what i call moms ambient trio. My other channel where im not family friendly in the fucking least. Over the course of eleven albums not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations jan st werner and andi toma of mouse on mars established themselves as two of the most inv. Coming in at release number 10 is lichter, consisting of frenzied electroacoustic bassheavy collaborative efforts from andi toma and jan st. Lichter is the first piece in a new series of electroacoustic dub compositions by mouse on mars. We asked a number of our favorite artists which records and artists they most enjoyed in 2006, and the answers ranged from the expected, such as tv on the radio. In fact, synaptics sees the berlin duo embrace their love of juke. Mouse on mars formed in 1993 when andi toma, from dusseldorf, and jan st. Parastrophics is the latest fulllength from mouse on mars.
While theres no official word from nasa about the martian mouse, amateur astronomer joe white posted the pictures on his youtube channel, saying he thinks hes spotted a mouse in the curiosity rovers recent footage. Mouse on mars synaptics ep, released october 2017 1. Mouse on mars, the duesseldorfbased duo of andi toma and jan werner, applied the postrock aesthetics to posttechno music. Find mouse on mars discography, albums and singles on allmusic. It felt like the duo burned their music down to the ground with 2006s abrasive varcharz, after which they seemingly disappeared. Its like listening to the entire history of pop music distilled, refined and crystallized into a string of compulsive new shapes, full of glitter, intrigue and addictive detail. German skitterbloop glitch pioneers mouse on mars havent released a new album in six years, but theyll break that streak in february. Their music also features live instrumentation including strings, horns, drums, bass and guitar. With their anarchic mixture of sound that oscillates between uncontrollable chaos and meticulously arranged structures, jan st. For the tour supporting their latest album parastrophics, mouse on mars three live members designed an interactive performance system around three laptops running ableton live. German electro duo mouse on mars unveil the music video for polaroyced, which features the musthaves for any successful visual affair.
Ive been saying for years that mouse on mars are electronic music genius. The pair reconvened as mouse on mars for 2011s paeanumnion, an electronically processed live orchestral piece for which they created their own music software. The early 2010s saw the resurgence of some of the acts that made electronic music so vital in the 90s and early 2000s, such as plaid and, especially, mouse on mars. Sometimes it seams like the melody noises are little animals singing.
Because our mp3s have no drm, you can play it on any device that supports mp3, even on your ipod. The way they use sounds, is so interesting, and wonderful to listen to. Mouse on mars triumphant return comes in the shape of parastrophics, a lifeaffirming and constantly surprising album which is crammed with ideas, exuberance and sheer kinetic energy. Another idea that occurred to me is that rodents are found. Over the course of ten albums not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations jan st werner and andi toma of mouse on mars estab. Get mouse on mars setlists view them, share them, discuss them with other mouse on mars fans for free on.
After an already lengthy career that has already spanned ten albums since their inception, the production duo reaffirm their. This software was also crucial in crafting 2012s parastrophics, which returned to the textural interplay and mischievous avant electropop for which the duo were acclaimed. Parastrophics by mouse on mars released in 2012 via monkeytown. One of my main orders of business for the visit was to see how they approached working. The pseudopsychedelic trance of vulvaland 1994 was unusual mainly because of its tragic, gloomy mood, but iaora tahiti 1995 layered elements of dub, jungle, hiphop inside a shell of warped ambientcosmic cliches, thus creating a new kind of futurism. March 7, 2015 music sound a rare us performance by mouse on mars, one of the most influential and innovative duos in german electronic music. Though mouse on mars formed a decade before the rise of the inthebox bedroom producer, the duo and occasional trio, with drummer dodo nkishi had reportedly retreated into their macs for their most recent monkeytownreleased albums, parastrophics and wow. Like much of mouse on mars output, lichter deftly traverses a varied sonic landscape. Werner, from cologne, met at a speed metal festival in stockholm and decided to form a band. Mouse on mars is a refreshing breath of air in the electronica community. Parastrophics is a studio album by german electronica duo mouse on mars.
The way in which they sneak melodies, and harmonies within their experimental sound is brilliant. While contemplating the juxtaposition of a live rodent poised there among the small rocks of mars, it dawned on me. Mouse on mars is an electronic music duo formed in 1993 by jan st. However, during the nearly six years between that album and parastrophics, jan. Stream tracks and playlists from mouse on mars on your desktop or mobile device.
Werner under their mouse on mars guise who worked with trigger robots built by sonic robots moritz simon geist along with dodo nkishi on percussion. Werner and andi toma have forged a unique musical language, which is readily decomposed by the unpredictability of its myriad mutations. Mouse on mars dimensional people album trailer youtube. Mp3 is a digital audio format without digital rights management drm technology. The new album finds the berlinbased duo reunited with thrill jockey, a powerful aesthetic partnership marked by such seminal albums as radical connector 2004, idiology 2001, and niun niggung 2000. Each album is a new progression, and vary in concept, yet stays 100% true to the mouse on mars sound. The system provides automatic visuals made of random parts of the mouse on mars parastrophics on vimeo. Werner return with their most inventive album to date, dimensional people. They employ rich, organic atmospheres in contrast to the cold unearthly soundscapes of autechre and other idm artists. Nope, the pictures show what seems to be a small, fluffy mouse just hanging out on mars. Sepalcure the first ep from mouse on mars since their anniversary recording 21 again 2014 is clearly connected to their recent club gigs. Create an account help customer service mobile version affiliate program. The audio here was converted direct from the flac files to aac 320kbs used on the final video. Werner and andi toma debuted under that name in 1994 with vulvaland, a pillowysoft album that found threads.
Mouse on mars triumphant return comes in the shape of parastrophics, a lifeaffirming and constantly surprising album which is. Pathological emotional state characterized by exaggerated feelings of sadness, melancholy, depression, decrease of the selfesteem that dont respond to a real cause that finishes in death in many cases. It is a massive, lurching, uptempo percussive epic a longhaul runaway train that keeps switching tracks without ever losing sight of its destination. You dont expect bands like mouse on mars to be around for two decades. Life is unofficially found on mars, but wouldnt you know it to be the lowly mouse. Mouse on mars parastrophics 2012 full album hq audio. These are short excerpts of the apacav automatic parastrophics album cover artwork visualizer. Mouse on mars warps cell biology for new video they know your. Mouse on mars is recognised as one of germanys most defining and versatile electronic music projects.
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