Parastrophics Explained

Parastrophics
Type:studio
Artist:Mouse on Mars
Cover:Mouse_on_Mars_-_Parastrophics.jpg
Recorded:2007–2011
Studio:St. Martin Tonstudio, Düsseldorf; Paraverse 4, Berlin
Genre:IDM, wonky
Label:Monkeytown Records
Producer:Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
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Prev Year:2006
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Next Year:2012

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

Critical 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".

Heather Phares of AllMusic 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 Rolling Stone 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."

PopMatters placed it at number 4 on the "Best Electronic Music of 2012" list,[1] as well as number 10 on the "Top 10 Pleasant Surprise Albums of 2012" list.[2]

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: The Best Electronic Music of 2012 (page 2). PopMatters. December 10, 2012. January 10, 2018.
  2. Web site: The Top 10 Pleasant Surprise Albums of 2012 (page 1). PopMatters. December 17, 2012. January 10, 2018.