MOUSE ON MARS SHARE DETAILS OF PARASTROPHICS, OUT FEBRUARY 28 ON MONKEYTOWN RECORDS

Over the course of ten albums, not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars established themselves as two of the most inventive and unpredictable artists in electronic music. However, since they delivered the bracing, angular salvo that was Varcharz back in 2006, there has been an uncharacteristic period of silence.

In 2012, that silence is broken. Mouse on Mars’ triumphant return comes in the shape of Parastrophics, a life-affirming and constantly surprising album which is crammed with ideas, exuberance and sheer kinetic energy. It's like listening to the entire history of pop music - distilled, refined and crystallized into a string of compulsive new shapes, full of glitter, intrigue and addictive detail. Atomized fragments from two lifetimes of listening flare and fade, tiny scraps of memory shrapnel hover, tantalizing and insubstantial, before being whisked away by the next impatient idea.

Despite all that restless curiosity, Parastrophics also demonstrates a peerless command of pace. Whereas some previous Mouse On Mars’ releases have bordered on the frenetic, their latest displays a subtle but persuasive sense of control. Even when tempos climb, 303s squirm and kick / snare patterns snap to brisk attention, there's an elegance to the way that each element slips in and out of the mix which speaks of maturity. Parastrophics is as a playful as ever, but it's never throwaway. The closing track “Seaqz“ is the perfect illustration, a frenetic romp which is perfectly held in check by gracefully undulating melodies; it brings into focus the beguiling sense of confidence that suffuses the whole record. All of which is a roundabout way of saying that, after six years away, Mouse On Mars have come back with their best record yet.

Mouse on Mars’ Parastrophics is out February 28, 2012 on Monkeytown Records.

Listen to a sneak peak of Mouse on Mars’ “chordblocker, cinnamon toasted” here:  http://soundcloud.com/modeselektor/mouse-on-mars-chordblocker

Parastrophics Tracklisting:

01. the beach stop

02. chordblocker, cinnamon toasted

03. metrotopy

04. wienuss

05. they know your name

06. syncropticians

07. cricket

08. imatch

09. polaroyced

10. gearknot cherry

11. bruised to imwimper

12. baku hipster

13. seaqz

 

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