Bilk, by Mouse on Mars

Bilk

by Mouse on Mars

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Vincent Giard I hope someone let that poor cat in.

kichiguy Timeless, considering this is 30 years old. Makes you wonder what else MoM has hidden in their archives. Favorite track: Bilk A3.

Chimpychomps A great look back at the chilled but jittery early days around Vulvaland. MOM have been through many musical iterations, but I'm looking forward to more like this!

Ian C. This is my favorite '90s hip-hop. Favorite track: Bilk A1.

321 Beginnt viel versprechend, gerade die akustischen Samples. Es setzt aber keine Entwicklung ein und Klangfarben kommen wenig dazu. Das dann irgendwann ein hoher, konstanter Ton einsetzt und über die Schmerzgrenze hinausgeht, hinterlässt in mir komplettes Unverständnis. Man braucht eine gute Portion Masochismus, wenn man an dieser Stelle nicht weiterspult. Die Zukunft von IDM gehört seit Jahren anderen Künstlern. Favorite track: Bilk A1.

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1.	Bilk A1 09:15	buy track
2.	Bilk A2 04:12	buy track
3.	Bilk A3 08:57	buy track
4.	Bilk B1 08:14	buy track
5.	Bilk B2 06:29	buy track
6.	Bilk B3 04:24	buy track

about

In spring 1994 Mouse on Mars contributed an exclusive piece to Sähkö Recordings’ ambient radio project, a one-week public radio program that was aired citywide in Helsinki, Finland. Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner recorded sounds in and around their studio in Düsseldorf Bilk to construct one continuous composition that spanned the course of one neighborhood walk. Midi-controlled synths, samplers, analogue effects, tape delays, effect pedals, guitars and a jew’s harp were juxtaposed with recordings captured during the walk. An additional microphone that pointed out of the studio window was occasionally dubbed into the mix. The resulting collage was broadcast just a few months before the group’s debut album Vulvaland came out and never aired again. 30 years into the band’s existence Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner revise the duo’s history by producing three LPs that would place the band’s discography under a slightly different light. Bilk marks the beginning of that investigation: a free-flowing assemblage of everything that vibrates and can be caught on tape. A 30 year old recording with subtle new edits and additions.

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released September 22, 2023

Recorded by Andi Toma and Jan St. Werner
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields, 1994
Artwork by Soulis Moustakidis
Art Direction by Rupert Smyth
Mastered by Cem Oral
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Mouse on Mars, the Berlin-based duo of Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma with regular collaborator Dodo NKishi, approach electronic music with an inexhaustible curiosity and unparalleled ingenuity. Operating in their unique orbit within dance music’s nebulous echosystem, the duo’s hyper-detailed productions are inventive, groundbreaking but always possessing a signature joyful experimentation. ... more

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