Parastrophics

Parastrophics
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released February 28, 2012 (2012-02-28)
Genre IDM, house
Length 46:14
Label Monkeytown Records
Producer Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Varcharz
(2006)
Parastrophics
(2012)
WOW
(2012)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic74/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Clash8/10[3]
Pitchfork Media8.2/10[4]
PopMatters[5]
Resident Advisor3.5/5[6]
Rolling Stone[7]
The Skinny[8]
Spin7/10[9]

Parastrophics is a studio album by German electronica group Mouse on Mars. It was released by Monkeytown Records in 2012.

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Parastrophics received an average score of 74% based on 22 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave Parastrophics 4 stars out of 5, calling it "an album that's a rebirth and a welcome return for one of electronic music's most restlessly creative acts."[2]

Track listing

No.TitleLength
1."The Beach Stop"  3:23
2."Chordblocker, Cinnamon Toasted"  3:12
3."Metrotopy"  3:45
4."Wienuss"  3:42
5."They Know Your Name"  3:54
6."Syncropticians"  5:53
7."Cricket"  2:13
8."iMatch"  4:53
9."Polaroyced"  3:12
10."Gearknot Cherry"  2:59
11."Bruised to Imwimper"  0:43
12."Baku Hipster"  3:07
13."Seaqz"  5:18

References

  1. 1 2 "Parastrophics by Mouse on Mars". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  2. 1 2 Phares, Heather. "Mouse on Mars - Parastrophics". AllMusic. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  3. Bennett, Matthew (February 20, 2012). "Mouse On Mars - Parastrophics". Clash. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  4. Richardson, Mark (February 24, 2012). "Mouse on Mars: Parastrophics". Pitchfork Media. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  5. Linds, Jonathan (March 4, 2012). "Mouse on Mars: Parastrophics". PopMatters. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  6. Clarke, Paul (March 1, 2012). "Mouse On Mars - Parastrophics". Resident Advisor. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  7. Perpetua, Matthew (March 26, 2012). "Parastrophics". Rolling Stone. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  8. Wiseman, Sam (February 28, 2012). "Mouse on Mars – Parastrophics". The Skinny. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
  9. Weingarten, Christopher R. (March 4, 2012). "Mouse on Mars, 'Parastrophics' (Monkeytown)". Spin. Retrieved December 26, 2015.
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