Name: AAI (Anarchic Artificial Intelligence)
Brand: Mouse On Mars

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THRILL537CD

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Comes with an 8-Panel Poster Folder Booklet 

Format Music GB

Limited edition

Release date

2021-02-26

Signed copies

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Supplier GB

PIAS

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Standard:20

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0790377053722

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1 / CD / Extended format: No / Rough Trade Exclusive: No / Signed copies: No

THRILL537LP

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Black

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Housed in a Single Sleeve with Full Colour Insert / Lyrics.

0790377053716

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Artist

Mouse On Mars

Genre GB

Electronic

Label GB

Thrill Jockey

Mouse On Mars is an electronic pop and leftfield band hailing from Düsseldorf & Cologne, Germany. With a rich history dating back to the early 1990s, they have established themselves as pioneers in the music industry. Since 2011, Mouse On Mars has been based in Berlin, where they continue to create groundbreaking and innovative sounds.

Their unique blend of electronic beats and catchy melodies sets them apart from their contemporaries. Drawing inspiration from various genres such as IDM, glitch, and experimental pop, Mouse On Mars creates music that pushes boundaries and challenges conventional norms.

With a discography spanning over three decades, Mouse On Mars has consistently delivered albums that captivate audiences worldwide. Their sound has influenced numerous artists including *Two Lone Swordsmen*, *Plaid*, *µ-Ziq*, and *Autechre*. Fans of experimental electronic music will also appreciate their work if they enjoy artists like *Matmos*, *Squarepusher*, or *The Black Dog*.

Thrill Jockey is an American independent record label that was established in 1992 by Bettina Richards, a former A&R representative at Atlantic Records. Originally based in New York City, the label relocated to Chicago, Illinois in 1995.
With over two decades of experience, Thrill Jockey has become a prominent force in the music industry. Known for its diverse roster of artists and commitment to artistic integrity, the label has consistently released groundbreaking and innovative music across various genres.
Thrill Jockey's catalog includes a wide range of critically acclaimed albums from both established and emerging artists. From experimental rock to electronic music, jazz to folk, the label continues to push boundaries and support unique voices within the industry.

Mouse on Mars, the Berlin-based duo of Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, approach electronic music with an inexhaustible curiosity and unparalleled ingenuity. AAI (Anarchic Artificial Intelligence) takes their fascination with technology and undogmatic exploration a quantum leap further. Emerging from a primordial ooze of rolling bass and skittering electronics, hypnotic polyrhythms and pulsing synthesizers propel the listener across the record’s expanse. Hidden in the duo’s hyper-detailed productions is a kind of meta-narrative. Working with AI tech collective Birds on Mars and former Soundcloud programmers Ranny Keddo and Derrek Kindle, the duo collaborated on the creation of bespoke software capable of modeling speech; text and voice from writer and scholar of African Studies Louis Chude-Sokei, and DJ/producer Yağmur Uçkunkaya were fed into the software as a model, allowing Toma and Werner to control parameters like speed or mood, thereby creating a kind of speech instrument they could control and play as they would a synthesizer. The album’s narrative is quite literally mirrored in the music - the sound of an artificial intelligence growing, learning and speaking. This exploration of artificial intelligence as both a narrative framework and compositional tool, allowing the duo to summon their most explicitly science-fiction work to date.

AAI (Anarchic Artificial Intelligence)

Music GB