Idiology

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Idiology
Idiology.jpg
Studio album by
ReleasedApril 24, 2001 (2001-04-24)
Genre IDM, electronica, post-rock, ambient
Length49:20
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
  1. "Actionist Respoke"
    Released: 2001
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic 83/100 [1]
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic Star full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar full.svgStar half.svg [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.

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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.TitleLength
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.TitleLength
12."Tape Me Baby"4:16
13."Stuffed Funk"4:47

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

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