PARASTROPHICS (VINYL)

Over the course of ten albums - not to mention an avalanche of side projects, remixes and collaborations - Jan St, Werner and Andi Toma of Mouse On Mars established themselves as two of the most inventive and unpredictable artists in electronic music, But since they delivered the bracing, angular salvo that was Varcharz back in 2006 and their Von S denfed collaboration with Mark E, Smith (The Fall) in 2007, there has been an uncharacteristic period of silence, In 2012, that silence is broken, Mouse On Mars' triumphant return comes in the shape of Parastrophics, a life-affirming and constantly surprising album which is crammed with ideas, exuberance and sheer kinetic energy, It's like listening to the entire history of pop music -- distilled, refined and crystallized into a string of compulsive new shapes, full of glitter, intrigue and addictive detail.