Dimensional People
Studio album by
Mouse on Mars
ReleasedApril 13, 2018 (2018-04-13)
Recorded2016–2017
StudioApril Base Wisconsin
Overload Michelberger, Berlin
Paraverse 4, Berlin
Genre
Length43:46
LabelThrill Jockey
ProducerJan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
21 Again
(2014)		 Dimensional People
(2018)		 AAI (album)
(2021)
Professional ratings
Aggregate scores
SourceRating
Metacritic71/100[1]
Review scores
SourceRating
Drowned in Sound6/10[2]
Pitchfork7.6/10[3]

Dimensional People is eleventh studio album by German electronica group Mouse on Mars. The 2018 album aims to be one orchestra piece letting musicians express freely instrumentally or vocally and features more than 50 collaborators including Justin Vernon of Bon Iver, The National's Aaron and Bryce Dessner, Spank Rock and Zach Condon of Beirut.[4]

Most of the album was recorded in 2017 in the studio April Base in Wisconsin.[5]

Release

Mouse on Mars debuted Dimensional People at an academic conference at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in March 2018[6] and released the album via Thrill Jockey on 13 April 2018 on CD and vinyl.[7] The first single off the album, released in January, was "Dimensional People III", featuring Justin Vernon.[8]

Reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Dimensional People received an average score of 71% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Accolades

Accolades for Dimensional People
Publication Accolade Rank
The Quietus The Quietus' Top 100 Albums of 2018
34[9]

Live performances

August 24th 2018 - Elbphilharmonie, Hamburg, Germany[10] [11]

Feb 9th 2019 Musica nova, Helsinki, Finland with Moritz Simon Geist and Tyondai Braxton

Oct. 2019 - 43. Leipziger Jazztage, Leipzig, Germany[12]

Track listing

All tracks written and composed by Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, except where noted.[13]

Side one
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
1."Dimensional People Part I" 4:00
2."Dimensional People Part II" 4:56
3."Dimensional People Part III" 3:48
4."Foul Mouth"Amanda Blank, Toma, St. Werner3:10
5."Aviation"Amanda Blank, Spank Rock, Toma, St. Werner1:56
6."Parliament of Aliens Part I"Sam Amidon, Toma, St. Werner4:39
Side two
No.TitleWriter(s)Length
7."Daylight"Eric D. Clarke, Toma, St. Werner5:45
8."Tear to My Eye"Eric D. Clarke, Toma, St. Werner2:17
9."Parliament of Aliens Part II" 4:27
10."Parliament of Aliens Part III" 0:33
11."Resumé"Swamp Dogg, Toma, St. Werner5:02
12."Sidney in a Cup"Zach Condon, Lola Ridge, Toma, St. Werner3:13

Personnel

References

  1. 1 2 "Dimensional People by Mouse on Mars". Metacritic. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  2. ↑ Conor, McCaffrey. "Mouse on Mars: Dimensional People". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on June 17, 2018. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  3. ↑ Richardson, Mark (April 18, 2018). "Mouse on Mars: Dimensional People". Pitchfork. Retrieved June 16, 2018.
  4. ↑ Yoo, Noah (12 January 2018). "Mouse on Mars Announce New Album With Bon Iver, the National, More". Pitchfork. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  5. ↑ Mouse on Mars unveil Dimensional People album (EB.TV Documentary), retrieved 2021-09-29
  6. ↑ Pareles, Jon (March 12, 2018). "Mouse on Mars at M.I.T.: A Symposium Becomes a Dance Party". The New York Times. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  7. ↑ "Mouse on Mars Dimensional People". Thrill Jockey. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
  8. ↑ Breihan, Tom (2018-01-17). "Mouse On Mars – "Dimensional People Part III" (Feat. Justin Vernon)". Stereogum. Retrieved 2018-06-16.
  9. ↑ Turner, Luke (December 25, 2018). "The Quietus Albums of 2018". The Quietus. Retrieved August 3, 2020.
  10. ↑ Hamburg, Theater Kampnagel. "Mouse on Mars: Dimensional People (in Kooperation mit Elbphilharmonie Sommer)". Theater Kampnagel Hamburg. Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  11. ↑ Wick, Holger (2018-10-02). "Mouse on Mars live in der Elbphilharmonie Hamburg". Sense Music & Media GmbH (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  12. ↑ "Jazz & Chanson Konzerte: Leipziger Jazztage: Zukunftsmusik, Leipzig | prinz.de". PRINZ (in German). Retrieved 2021-09-29.
  13. ↑ "Mouse on Mars: Dimensional People". AllMusic. Retrieved 16 June 2018.
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