Idiology Explained

Idiology
Type:	studio
Artist:	Mouse on Mars
Cover:	Idiology.jpg
Genre:	IDM, electronica, post-rock, ambient
Label:	Domino, Thrill Jockey, Sonig
Producer:	Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Prev Title:	Niun Niggung
Prev Year:	1999
Next Title:	Radical Connector
Next Year:	2004

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".

Pitchfork placed it at number 12 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2001" list.^[1]

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

Notes and References

1. Web site: Top 20 Albums of 2001. Pitchfork. January 1, 2002. December 25, 2015. September 22, 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090922020129/http://pitchfork.com/features/staff-lists/5844-top-20-albums-of-2001/. dead.