Instrumentals (Mouse on Mars album)

Instrumentals
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	October 13, 1997
Recorded	1995–1997
Genre	Electronica, IDM, post-rock
Length	51:28
Label	Sonig
Producer	Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology

Instrumentals is the fourth studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. Originally released by Sonig in 1997 on vinyl, it was later reissued by Domino Recording Company and Thrill Jockey on CD in 2000.

Critical reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	^[1]
Alternative Press	4/5^[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music	^[3]
Melody Maker	^[4]
Pitchfork	9.0/10^[5]

Sean Cooper of AllMusic gave the album 4.5 stars out of 5, calling it "[Mouse on Mars'] most enjoyable and consistent effort."^[1] He stated that Instrumentals profiled "the group's more relaxed, experimental side, working tracks up out of a mush of warm, sputtery electronics and vaguely bouncing rhythms.^[1]

Track listing

All tracks written by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Auto Orchestra"	3:07
2.	"Owai"	9:20
3.	"Chromantic"	5:59
4.	"Pegel Gesetzt"	10:00
5.	"Rompatroullie"	6:55
6.	"1001"	7:08
7.	"Subnubus"	9:34

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Jan St. Werner – music
Andi Toma – music

References

1 2 3 Cooper, Sean. "Instrumentals – Mouse on Mars". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2017.
↑ "Mouse on Mars: Instrumentals". Alternative Press (152): 86–87. March 2001.
↑ Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.
↑ "Mouse on Mars: Instrumentals". Melody Maker: 53. December 12, 2000.
↑ Richard-San, Mark (October 1997). "Mouse On Mars: Instrumentals". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2018.

External links

Instrumentals at Discogs (list of releases)
Instrumentals at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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[allmusic-1] 1 2 3 Cooper, Sean. "Instrumentals – Mouse on Mars". AllMusic. Retrieved November 15, 2017.

[2] "Mouse on Mars: Instrumentals". Alternative Press (152): 86–87. March 2001.

[3] Larkin, Colin (2011). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN 0-85712-595-8.

[4] "Mouse on Mars: Instrumentals". Melody Maker: 53. December 12, 2000.

[5] Richard-San, Mark (October 1997). "Mouse On Mars: Instrumentals". Pitchfork. Archived from the original on March 28, 2006. Retrieved May 20, 2018.