Dimensional People
2018 studio album by Mouse on Mars
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Dimensional People is the eleventh studio album by German electronica group Mouse on Mars. The 2018 album aims to be one orchestra piece letting musicians express freely instrumentally or vocally and features more than 50 collaborators including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Spank Rock and Zach Condon of Beirut.[4]
Overload Michelberger, Berlin
Paraverse 4, Berlin
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| Released | April 13, 2018 | |||
| Recorded | 2016–2017 | |||
| Studio | April Base, Wisconsin Overload Michelberger, Berlin Paraverse 4, Berlin | |||
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| Length | 43:46 | |||
| Label | Thrill Jockey | |||
| Producer | Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | |||
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| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100[1] |
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| Source | Rating |
| Drowned in Sound | 6/10[2] |
| Pitchfork | 7.6/10[3] |
Most of the album was recorded in 2017 in the studio April Base in Wisconsin.[5]
Release
Mouse on Mars debuted Dimensional People at an academic conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in March 2018[6] and released the album via Thrill Jockey on 13 April 2018 on CD and vinyl.[7] The first single off the album, released in January, was "Dimensional People III", featuring Justin Vernon.[8]
Reception
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dimensional People received an average score of 71% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]
Accolades
| Publication | Accolade | Rank |
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| The Quietus | The Quietus' Top 100 Albums of 2018 | 34[9] |
Live performances
August 24, 2018 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany[10][11]
February 9th 2019 - Musica nova, Helsinki, Finland with Moritz Simon Geist and Tyondai Braxton
October. 2019 - 43. Leipziger Jazztage, Leipzig, Germany[12]
Track listing
All tracks written and composed by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, except where noted.[13]
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 1. | "Dimensional People Part I" | 4:00 | |
| 2. | "Dimensional People Part II" | 4:56 | |
| 3. | "Dimensional People Part III" | 3:48 | |
| 4. | "Foul Mouth" | Amanda Blank, Toma, St. Werner | 3:10 |
| 5. | "Aviation" | Amanda Blank, Spank Rock, Toma, St. Werner | 1:56 |
| 6. | "Parliament of Aliens Part I" | Sam Amidon, Toma, St. Werner | 4:39 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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| 7. | "Daylight" | Eric D. Clarke, Toma, St. Werner | 5:45 |
| 8. | "Tear to My Eye" | Eric D. Clarke, Toma, St. Werner | 2:17 |
| 9. | "Parliament of Aliens Part II" | 4:27 | |
| 10. | "Parliament of Aliens Part III" | 0:33 | |
| 11. | "Resumé" | Swamp Dogg, Toma, St. Werner | 5:02 |
| 12. | "Sidney in a Cup" | Zach Condon, Lola Ridge, Toma, St. Werner | 3:13 |
Personnel
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