Iaora Tahiti

Iaora Tahiti
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	3 October 1995 (1995-10-03)
Studio	Academy of St. Martin in the Streets
Genre	IDM [1] electronica downtempo [2]
Length	68:21
Label	Too Pure
Producer	Jan St. Werner Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Vulvaland (1994) Iaora Tahiti (1995) Autoditacker (1997)
Singles from Iaora Tahiti
"Bib" Released: 1995

Iaora Tahiti is the second studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 1995.

Critical reception

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[3]
The Encyclopedia of Popular Music	[4]
Muzik	[5]
NME	8/10 [6]
Pitchfork	8.3/10 [7]
The Village Voice	C+ [8]

In 2003, Pitchfork placed Iaora Tahiti at number 67 on its list of "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". ^[9] Critic Mark Richardson said, "This is sunny electronic music operating in accordance with the pleasure principle." ^[9]

Track listing

All tracks are written by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, except where noted.

No.	Title	Length
1.	"Stereomission"	4:32
2.	"Kompod"	4:05
3.	"Saturday Night Worldcup Fieber"	4:19
4.	"Schunkel"	5:00
5.	"Gocard"	3:54
6.	"Kanu"	5:57
7.	"Bib"	5:59
8.	"Schlecktron"	4:59
9.	"Preprise"	1:35
10.	"Papa, Antoine"	6:51
11.	"Omnibuzz"	4:33
12.	"Hallo"	3:59
13.	"Die Innere Orange" (St. Werner, Toma, Harald Ziegler)	12:38

Japanese edition bonus track

No.	Title	Length
14.	"Bib" (Lomo Mix)	8:00

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

Mouse on Mars

• Jan St. Werner – composition, arrangement, production
• Andi Toma – composition, arrangement, production

Additional personnel

• Nobuko Sugai – vocals (1)
• Wolfgang Flür – drums (1)
• Dodo Nkishi – drums (1, 4, 6, 7)
• Bodo Staiger – pedal steel guitar (10)
• Harald Ziegler – lyrics (13), vocals (13)

References

1. Fucks, Niklas (26 October 2017). "Ein Fest für Albumfreunde: Lieblingsplatte in Düsseldorf". Spex (in German). Archived from the original on 20 March 2020. Retrieved 20 March 2020.
2. Segal, Dave (20 February 2013). "Mouse on Mars, Matmos, Horse Lords". The Stranger . Retrieved 12 September 2019.
3. Cooper, Sean. "Iaora Tahiti – Mouse on Mars". AllMusic . Retrieved 11 September 2014.
4. Larkin, Colin (2011). "Mouse on Mars". The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (5th concise ed.). Omnibus Press. ISBN   978-0-85712-595-8.
5. Bush, Calvin (September 1995). "Mouse on Mars: Iaora Tahiti (Too Pure)" (PDF). Muzik . No. 4. p. 85. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 April 2022.
6. "Mouse on Mars: Iaora Tahiti". NME . 19 August 1995. p. 49.
7. Richard-San, Mark (April 1997). "Mouse on Mars: Iaora Tahiti". Pitchfork . Archived from the original on 10 August 2004. Retrieved 19 September 2017.
8. Christgau, Robert (28 November 1995). "Turkey Shoot". The Village Voice . New York. Retrieved 11 September 2014.
9. "Top 100 Albums of the 1990s". Pitchfork . 17 November 2003. p. 4. Retrieved 10 January 2018.

External links

• Iaora Tahiti at Discogs (list of releases)
• Iaora Tahiti at MusicBrainz (list of releases)