Idiology
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Idiology |
| type | studio |
| artist | Mouse on Mars |
| cover | Idiology.jpg |
| released | |
| genre | IDM, electronica, post-rock, ambient |
| length | |
| label | Domino, Thrill Jockey, Sonig |
| producer | Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma |
| prev_title | Niun Niggung |
| prev_year | 1999 |
| next_title | Agit Itter It It |
| next_year | 2001 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Idiology |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Actionist Respoke |
| single1date | 2001 |
| :: |
| name = Idiology | type = studio | artist = Mouse on Mars | cover = Idiology.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = IDM, electronica, post-rock, ambient | length = | label = Domino, Thrill Jockey, Sonig | producer = Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | prev_title = Niun Niggung | prev_year = 1999 | next_title = Agit Itter It It | next_year = 2001 | misc = {{Singles | name = Idiology | type = studio | single1 = Actionist Respoke | single1date = 2001 | MC = 83/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Pitchfork | rev2score = 9.6/10 | rev3 = PopMatters | rev3score = favorable Idiology is the seventh studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released on April 24, 2001 and features contributions from a diverse group of musicians. The album was critically acclaimed, with The A.V. Club describing it as a “reassuringly wild and diverse set of organic electronica” with “soundscapes that blur the line between programming and live musicianship.”
A related EP entitled Agit Itter It It was released in November 2001, featuring additional tracks and live versions of "Actionist Respoke" and/or “Introduce,” depending on the version. The bonus tracks found on the Japanese and UK editions of Idiology are from Pickly Dred Rhizzoms, an EP released in 1999.
Critical reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Idiology received an average score of 83% based on 14 reviews, indicating "universal acclaim".
Pitchfork gave Idiology a score of 9.6, and ranked it at number 12 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2001" list.
Track listing
| title1 = Actionist Respoke | length1 = 4:57 | title2 = Subsequence | length2 = 5:18 | title3 = Presence | length3 = 4:49 | title4 = The Illking | length4 = 3:16 | title5 = Catching Butterflies with Hands | length5 = 5:23 | title6 = Doit | length6 = 5:16 | title7 = First : Break | length7 = 5:16 | title8 = Introduce | length8 = 5:03 | title9 = Unity Concepts | length9 = 1:41 | title10 = Paradical | length10 = 2:29 | title11 = Fantastic Analysis | length11 = 5:52 | headline = Japanese / UK edition bonus tracks | title12 = Tape Me Baby | length12 = 4:16 | title13 = Stuffed Funk | length13 = 4:47
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jan St. Werner – composition, production, lyrics
- Andi Toma – composition, production, lyrics
- Dodo Nkishi – vocals, lyrics
- Matti Rouse – vocals
- Harald Sack Ziegler – French horn, trumpet
- Peter Stahlhofen – trumpet
- Isolde Hermanns – clarinet, bass clarinet
- Miriam Hardenberg – cello
- Sebastian Reimann – violin
- Hartmut Frank – viola
- Matthew Herbert – piano
- Alois Andre – guitar
- Josef Höltgen – bass guitar, double bass
- Uli Thiesz – drums
- Adam Butler – electronics
- F.X.Randomiz – programming
References
References
- "Idiology by Mouse on Mars". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Bush, John. "Mouse on Mars - Idiology". [[AllMusic]].
- Richard-San, Mark. (April 30, 2001). "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". [[Pitchfork (website).
- Tranquilla, Ryan. "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". [[PopMatters]].
- Klein, Joshua. (19 April 2002). "Mouse On Mars: Idiology (Review)".
- [https://www.discogs.com/master/15169-Mouse-On-Mars-Agit-Itter-It-It" Mouse on Mars – Agit Itter It It (2001 EP)"]. discogs.com. Retrieved on February 15, 2025.
- (January 1, 2002). "Top 20 Albums of 2001". [[Pitchfork (website).
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