Varcharz - Mouse on Mars
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71 out of 100

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7.4 out of 10

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  • Summary: This more typically abstract effort for the German duo is their first release for Ipecac and their first album since 2004's poppier 'Radical Connector.'

Critic Reviews

Score distribution:
  1. Positive: 7 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 3 out of 10
  3. Negative: 0 out of 10
  1. Tiny Mix Tapes
    80
    A much more serious, often less danceable, instrumental effort.
  2. All Music Guide
    80
    Jagged, fractured, splintered, and downright violent-sounding, it's easily the most extreme music the duo has made.
  3. Pitchfork
    71
    This is an impressive record in many respects, and its hooks and patterns only emerge after many plays, but it's also an oddly distant one.
  4. Uncut
    60
    The saturation bombing technique is only partly successful. [Nov 2006, p.123]
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  1. Positive: 2 out of 3
  2. Mixed: 1 out of 3
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  1. amcc
    8
    I dont see how anyone can make claims that MoM are being to experimental on any album. Saying something like that is nearly contradictive to the very being that is MoM. I perhaps like this record better than the last if only for the very fact that it uses much of the same sound and style for its basis but takes it further leftfield.… Expand
  2. PaulH
    8
    I think they made exactly the record they wanted to, and did a damned good job of it. It is certainly more abstract than their last outing, but retains their love for beats and song. Ironically, that is what probably got "Radical Connector" accused of being "poppy."… Expand
  3. mikes.
    5
    Alright, I'm biased as a hardcore mouse on mars fan. However, I'm disappointed with this release. It is a mess, and sounds dated. This mouse on mars album was recorded at the same time as their previous album. But its the exact opposite of their last album, not catchy, and way too experimental. Sounds like something that might of been good if it was released in 2000 or 2001, but times have changed, and so has electronic music, mouse on mars you need to evolve ur production skills r weak.… Expand

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