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Mouse on mars never stop amazing me

Terese Gaffney | tampa florida | 09/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"this album is incredible. their last release, radical connector, coinsides with this release well. the hooks, and riffs only reveal themselves after many plays, and it is imperative to listen to the entire album atleast a few times. this album has no lyrics, and their drummer is not present in this album. it is pure electronic, and it is very catchy. they keep their base and go crazy with the sound.



this release was everything i expected and more.



buy this album if you want one of the best releases of 2006."

Cum on feel the noize

0=0 | Earth | 11/20/2006

(5 out of 5 stars)

"I don't know what some of these people are talking about, comparing this to "pennies in a blender"? Are you kidding me? Have some of these bedroom critics even listened to this cd? The description couldn't be more off and is a careless disservice to yet another remarkable Mouse on Mars release.



I've been listening to these guys since "Vulvaland" and listened to them evolve, grow and still retain a certain, catchy, accessable sound despite increasingly challenging releases. This is not to say Mouse on Mars have crawled up their own behinds to become the boring labcoats that another much revered and highly overrated duo has morphed into. Oh no. Mouse on Mars can challenge, can cause a racket even, but they do it with love and a with very human element. Yes, Mouse on Mars DO like music and enjoy busting out a good melody and dancable beat, which you will find in abundance on this highly engaging rollercoaster of a soundtrip. However, please don't expect the slicker, more pop oriented sounds of "Radical Connector" here (a great album in its own right). This is MOM in gritty, in yer face mode. The last track, which is actually a bunch of more random, noisier tracks is probably the most challenging part of the cd, and that's ok, because Mouse on Mars have put out another very fine collection of music and don't have to compromise their sound or direction for anyone. You're either in or out. This is what true art is all about. I sure can dig it, again and again and again."

Best pennies in a blender ever!

Richard Patterson | Montclair, NJ | 07/19/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"Hmm, pennies in a blender? But is that necessarily bad in the hands of such extreme talents? Loads of what one dear friend calls "craft" went into the making of this artwork. My personal discovery of Mouse on Mars was after years of listening to guitar-based music, then getting into an avant-garde ensemble where I really started to think about timbre. Could a guitar ever sound like this? No. Could anyone but Mouse on Mars weld, smelt, chisel and polish this kind of metal machine music into pop? This is the beauty of Mouse on Mars. These guys achieve perfection in their field of creating shimmering neon bubbles of micro-genre invention which grow and then pop before your eyes. Their brains are connected to distant nebulae and as-yet unknown giant squids and also all the twitchy muscles you use to dance. Each album (and the stunning Instrumentals EP) has its own character more or less, so try them all."