Idiology
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
GenreIDM, electronica, post-rock
Length49:20
LabelDomino, Thrill Jockey, Sonig
ProducerJan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Niun Niggung
(1999)
Idiology
(2001)
Radical Connector
(2004)
Singles from Idiology
  1. "Actionist Respoke"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic83/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Pitchfork9.6/10[3]
PopMattersfavorable[4]

Idiology is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 2001.

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".[1]

Pitchfork placed it at number 12 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2001" list.[5]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."Actionist Respoke"4:57
2."Subsequence"5:18
3."Presence"4:49
4."The Illking"3:16
5."Catching Butterflies with Hands"5:23
6."Doit"5:16
7."First : Break"5:16
8."Introduce"5:03
9."Unity Concepts"1:41
10."Paradical"2:29
11."Fantastic Analysis"5:52
Japanese / UK edition bonus tracks
No.TitleLength
12."Tape Me Baby"4:16
13."Stuffed Funk"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

  1. 1 2 "Idiology by Mouse on Mars". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  2. Bush, John. "Mouse on Mars - Idiology". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  3. Richard-San, Mark (April 30, 2001). "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  4. Tranquilla, Ryan. "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". PopMatters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
  5. "Top 20 Albums of 2001". Pitchfork. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
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