Artist Info: Mouse On Mars

Mouse on Mars are a German electronic duo, formed in 1993 and consisting of Andi Toma, from Dusseldorf, and Jan St. Werner, from Cologne. Their music is characterized by a playful approach and atmosphere, emphasizing grooves and basslines with processed analog and digital textures from noises to ambience, frequently being labeled as IDM, glitch music and indietronica.

They were originally signed to the first wave post-rock label Too Pure. Music journalists in the 1990s variously called their music "maxi-minimalism" (The Wire) [read more...]