| Varcharz | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | September 12, 2006 | |||
| Recorded | 2003–2006 | |||
| Studio | St. Martin Tonstudio, Düsseldorf | |||
| Genre | IDM, glitch, drill 'n' bass | |||
| Length | 52:19 | |||
| Label | Ipecac, Sonig | |||
| Producer | Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | |||
| Mouse on Mars chronology | ||||
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Varcharz is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released by Ipecac Recordings in 2006. [1] Contrasting with their previous album, Radical Connector , which had a poppier sound, Varcharz has a much more abrasive sound.
| Aggregate scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| Metacritic | 71/100 [2] |
| Review scores | |
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [3] |
| Cokemachineglow | 65/100 [4] |
| Pitchfork | 7.1/10 [1] |
At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Varcharz received an average score of 71% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews". [2]
Heather Phares of AllMusic said, "Varcharz shows that the duo is just as adamant about -- and adept at -- exploring the wilder fringes of their sound as they are honing it into forward-thinking pop." [3]
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Chartnok" | 6:01 |
| 2. | "I Go Ego Why Go We Go" | 5:01 |
| 3. | "Duul" | 6:34 |
| 4. | "Inocular" | 5:34 |
| 5. | "Skik" | 5:43 |
| 6. | "Hi Fienilin" | 6:51 |
| 7. | "Bertney" | 5:21 |
| 8. | "Retphase" | 6:07 |
| 9. | "One Day, Not Today" | 5:08 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 10. | "Ignition Segments" | 4:18 |
Credits adapted from liner notes.
