''Parastrophics'' is a studio album by German electronica duo

Mouse on Mars Mouse on Mars is a German electronic music duo formed in 1993 by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma. Their music is a blend of electronic genres including IDM, dub, krautrock, breakbeat and ambient, featuring heavy use of organic analog synth and ...

. It was released by

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in 2012.

Critical reception

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, 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". Heather Phares of

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gave the album 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." Matthew Perpetua of ''

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'' gave the album 3.5 stars out of 5, describing it as "a surreal pop record that gleefully warps the tones and inflections of modern radio tunes into funhouse mirror abstractions." ''

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'' placed it at number 4 on the "Best Electronic Music of 2012" list, as well as number 10 on the "Top 10 Pleasant Surprise Albums of 2012" list.

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes. * Jan St. Werner – writing, lyrics (5) * Andi Toma – writing, lyrics (5) * Dodo Nkishi – lyrics (3, 5) * Ya Tosiba – lyrics, vocals (12) * Esther Grimaldi – vocals (1) * Steven Jo – vocals (2)

References

External links

* * {{Authority control 2012 albums Mouse on Mars albums