Radical Connector
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Radical Connector |
| type | studio |
| artist | Mouse on Mars |
| cover | Radicalconnector.jpg |
| released | |
| genre | IDM, post-rock, glitch pop |
| length | |
| label | Thrill Jockey, Sonig |
| producer | Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma |
| prev_title | Idiology |
| prev_year | 2001 |
| next_title | Live 04 |
| next_year | 2005 |
| misc | {{Singles |
| name | Radical Connector |
| type | studio |
| single1 | Wipe That Sound |
| single1date | 2004 |
| :: |
| name = Radical Connector | type = studio | artist = Mouse on Mars | cover = Radicalconnector.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = | studio = | genre = IDM, post-rock, glitch pop | length = | label = Thrill Jockey, Sonig | producer = Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | prev_title = Idiology | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Live 04 | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Radical Connector | type = studio | single1 = Wipe That Sound | single1date = 2004 Radical Connector is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 2004. It features vocal contributions from Dodo Nkishi and Niobe.
Critical reception
| MC = 75/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Exclaim! | rev2score = unfavorable | rev3 = Pitchfork | rev3score = 8.1/10 | rev4 = PopMatters | rev4score = mixed | rev5 = Stylus Magazine | rev5score = C+ | rev6 = Tiny Mix Tapes | rev6score = At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Radical Connector received an average score of 75% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Heather Phares of AllMusic said: "This may not be Mouse on Mars' most ambitious album, but it's among the group's most successful -- it's not at all difficult to feel a connection to this truly intelligent dance music." Mark Richardson of Pitchfork gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, describing it as "Mouse on Mars' most conventional album" and "their most predictable in structure." Meanwhile, Kareem Estefan of Stylus Magazine gave the album a grade of C+, saying: "Even if it doesn't advance from Idiology as much as its lengthy development might imply, Radical Connector proves that ten years into the game, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma still have no intention to repeat themselves."
Track listing
| title1 = Mine Is in Yours | length1 = 4:53 | title2 = Wipe That Sound | length2 = 4:11 | title3 = Spaceship | length3 = 4:58 | title4 = Send Me Shivers | length4 = 6:05 | title5 = Blood Comes | length5 = 5:11 | title6 = The End | length6 = 5:11 | title7 = Detected Beats | length7 = 5:17 | title8 = All the Old Powers | length8 = 4:28 | title9 = Evoke an Object | length9 = 8:11 | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title10 = Ravolver | length10 = 4:39
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jan St. Werner – words, music, production
- Andi Toma – words, music, production
- Jupp Götz – choir (1)
- Dodo Nkishi – words (1, 2, 5, 7, 8)
- Niobe – words (3, 4, 6, 9)
References
References
- "Radical Connector by Mouse on Mars". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Phares, Heather. "Mouse on Mars - Radical Connector". [[AllMusic]].
- Hainey, Kevin. (October 1, 2004). "Mouse On Mars: Radical Connector". [[Exclaim!]].
- Richardson, Mark. (August 24, 2004). "Mouse on Mars: Radical Connector". [[Pitchfork (website).
- Williams, Richard T.. (September 20, 2004). "Mouse on Mars: Radical Connector". [[PopMatters]].
- Estefan, Kareem. (August 24, 2004). "Mouse on Mars - Radical Connector". [[Stylus Magazine]].
- Ranta, Alan. "Mouse On Mars - Radical Connector". [[Tiny Mix Tapes]].
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