Idiology

For the concept of a system of political beliefs, see Ideology.

Idiology
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	April 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Genre	IDM, electronica, post-rock, ambient
Length	49:20
Label	Domino, Thrill Jockey, Sonig
Producer	Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Niun Niggung (1999) Idiology (2001) Radical Connector (2004)
Singles from Idiology
"Actionist Respoke" Released: 2001

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	83/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Pitchfork	9.6/10[3]
PopMatters	favorable[4]

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".^[1]

Pitchfork placed it at number 12 on the "Top 20 Albums of 2001" list.^[5]

Track listing

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Actionist Respoke"	4:57
2.	"Subsequence"	5:18
3.	"Presence"	4:49
4.	"The Illking"	3:16
5.	"Catching Butterflies with Hands"	5:23
6.	"Doit"	5:16
7.	"First : Break"	5:16
8.	"Introduce"	5:03
9.	"Unity Concepts"	1:41
10.	"Paradical"	2:29
11.	"Fantastic Analysis"	5:52

Japanese / UK edition bonus tracks

No.	Title	Length
12.	"Tape Me Baby"	4:16
13.	"Stuffed Funk"	4:47

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

References

1. "Idiology by Mouse on Mars". Metacritic. CBS Interactive. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
2. Bush, John. "Mouse on Mars - Idiology". AllMusic. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
3. Richard-San, Mark (April 30, 2001). "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". Pitchfork. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
4. Tranquilla, Ryan. "Mouse on Mars: Idiology". PopMatters. Retrieved December 25, 2015.
5. "Top 20 Albums of 2001". Pitchfork. January 1, 2002. Archived from the original on September 22, 2009. Retrieved December 25, 2015.

External links

• Idiology at Discogs (list of releases)
• Idiology at MusicBrainz (list of releases)