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Mouse on Mars, "Agit Itter It It"
There are no rules against having fun in the field ofcritically-acclaimed electronica. On Mouse on Mars singles, the duodefinitely let their hair out and try to have as much fun in as littletime possible.
Their latest EP is a total nod to their live experience.While over the years, the live crew has grown from Jan and Anditwiddling knobs behind a table to a slamming full-force band with livedrummer and guitarist, there has always been one underlying theme -there should be fewer people scratching their chins than dancing to themusic. 'Agit Itter It It' has captured that feel perfectly. The firsttrack, "Spontaneous Reconstruction," is fully-equipped for car rideswith the stereo up and windows down familiar twitters andorgan-mimicing keyboards plus a killer thunderous bass sound anddigital frogs. The second track, "Unt it led States of" opens with madguitar samples and immediately launches into a killer 4/4 beat ofhyper-charged organic drum samples. Other studio recordings on the disclike "Milleader" and "Repress-end" further explore their mastery ofinsane rhytmic elements matched with their brags as professionaltunemeisters while the half-way point, "Moral Sack It," is a completelyunnecessary 1+ minute moment of bass and mangled horn sound drivel. Thedisc ends with the beefy live track, "Introduce" which certainly morespecifically adds more evidence to my assessment of the live influencestaken into consideration when making the EP. I want a whole liverecording now, damnit!! The moral of the story is this: don't let themusic snobs take the fun away, go on and shake your butt in their face.-
Their latest EP is a total nod to their live experience.While over the years, the live crew has grown from Jan and Anditwiddling knobs behind a table to a slamming full-force band with livedrummer and guitarist, there has always been one underlying theme -there should be fewer people scratching their chins than dancing to themusic. 'Agit Itter It It' has captured that feel perfectly. The firsttrack, "Spontaneous Reconstruction," is fully-equipped for car rideswith the stereo up and windows down familiar twitters andorgan-mimicing keyboards plus a killer thunderous bass sound anddigital frogs. The second track, "Unt it led States of" opens with madguitar samples and immediately launches into a killer 4/4 beat ofhyper-charged organic drum samples. Other studio recordings on the disclike "Milleader" and "Repress-end" further explore their mastery ofinsane rhytmic elements matched with their brags as professionaltunemeisters while the half-way point, "Moral Sack It," is a completelyunnecessary 1+ minute moment of bass and mangled horn sound drivel. Thedisc ends with the beefy live track, "Introduce" which certainly morespecifically adds more evidence to my assessment of the live influencestaken into consideration when making the EP. I want a whole liverecording now, damnit!! The moral of the story is this: don't let themusic snobs take the fun away, go on and shake your butt in their face.-
