Varcharz
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| Field | Value |
|---|---|
| name | Varcharz |
| type | studio |
| artist | Mouse on Mars |
| cover | Mouse on Mars – Varcharz.jpg |
| released | |
| recorded | 2003–2006 |
| studio | St. Martin Tonstudio, Düsseldorf |
| genre | IDM, glitch, drill 'n' bass |
| length | |
| label | Ipecac, Sonig |
| producer | Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma |
| prev_title | Live 04 |
| prev_year | 2005 |
| next_title | Parastrophics |
| next_year | 2012 |
| :: |
| name = Varcharz | type = studio | artist = Mouse on Mars | cover = Mouse on Mars – Varcharz.jpg | alt = | released = | recorded = 2003–2006 | studio = St. Martin Tonstudio, Düsseldorf | genre = IDM, glitch, drill 'n' bass | length = | label = Ipecac, Sonig | producer = Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | prev_title = Live 04 | prev_year = 2005 | next_title = Parastrophics | next_year = 2012 Varcharz is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released by Ipecac Recordings in 2006. Contrasting with their previous album, Radical Connector, which had a poppier sound, Varcharz has a much more abrasive sound.
Critical reception
| MC = 71/100 | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = | rev2 = Cokemachineglow | rev2score = 65/100 | rev3 = Pitchfork | rev3score = 7.1/10 At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Varcharz received an average score of 71% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".
Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "Varcharz shows that the duo is just as adamant about -- and adept at -- exploring the wilder fringes of their sound as they are honing it into forward-thinking pop."
Track listing
| title1 = Chartnok | length1 = 6:01 | title2 = I Go Ego Why Go We Go | length2 = 5:01 | title3 = Duul | length3 = 6:34 | title4 = Inocular | length4 = 5:34 | title5 = Skik | length5 = 5:43 | title6 = Hi Fienilin | length6 = 6:51 | title7 = Bertney | length7 = 5:21 | title8 = Retphase | length8 = 6:07 | title9 = One Day, Not Today | length9 = 5:08 | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title10 = Ignition Segments | length10 = 4:18
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
- Jan St. Werner – music, production
- Andi Toma – music, production
References
References
- "Varcharz by Mouse on Mars". [[CBS Interactive]].
- Phares, Heather. "Mouse on Mars - Varcharz". [[AllMusic]].
- Abraham, Mark. (December 9, 2006). "Mouse on Mars: Varcharz". [[Cokemachineglow]].
- Richardson, Mark. (September 7, 2006). "Mouse on Mars: Varcharz". [[Pitchfork (website).
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