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Jagged, fractured, splintered, and downright violent-sounding, it's easily the most extreme music the duo has made.
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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.
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SpinA masterful blend of electronic genres. [Oct 2006, p.102]
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A much more serious, often less danceable, instrumental effort.
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None of the really experimental stuff is so egregious to mar the album; it’s just fairly disposable after one keen listen. On the other hand, the good, funky stuff isn’t quite as good or funky as it has been in the past.
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UrbOn Varcharz, Mouse on Mars crank out 11 new tracks that, for better and worse, continue to expand the boundaries of abstract music. [Sep 2006, p.138]
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In the end, Varcharz feels like an in-betweener album, where the duo hasn't quite figured out which direction they want to move in next.
User score distribution:
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Positive: 4 out of 5
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Mixed: 1 out of 5
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amccOct 6, 2006
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PaulHOct 2, 2006
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mikes.Sep 26, 2006