Autoditacker
{{Infobox album
| name = Autoditacker
| type = studio
| artist = Mouse on Mars
| cover = Autoditacker.jpg
| alt =
| released = {{Start date|1997|08|18|df=yes}}
| recorded = 1996–1997
| studio =
| genre = IDM, glitch, ambient dub
| length = {{Duration|m=63|s=40}}
| label = Too Pure
| producer = {{hlist|Jan St. Werner|Andi Toma}}
| prev_title = Iaora Tahiti
| prev_year = 1995
| next_title = Instrumentals
| next_year = 1997
}}
Autoditacker is the third studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 1997.
Critical reception
{{Album ratings
| rev1 = AllMusic
| rev1Score = {{Rating|5|5}}{{cite web|last=Erlewine|first=Stephen Thomas|author-link=Stephen Thomas Erlewine|url=https://www.allmusic.com/album/autoditacker-mw0000029750|title=Autoditacker – Mouse on Mars|publisher=AllMusic|accessdate=11 September 2014}}
| rev2 = Chicago Tribune
| rev2Score = {{Rating|3|4}}{{cite news|last=Klein|first=Joshua|url=https://www.chicagotribune.com/1997/11/07/mouse-on-marsautoditacker-thrill-jockey-star-star/|title=Mouse On Mars: Autoditacker (Thrill Jockey)|work=Chicago Tribune|date=7 November 1997|access-date=19 September 2017}}
| rev3 = Encyclopedia of Popular Music
| rev3Score = {{Rating|4|5}}{{cite book|chapter=Mouse on Mars|title=The Encyclopedia of Popular Music|title-link=Encyclopedia of Popular Music|last=Larkin|first=Colin|author-link=Colin Larkin|publisher=Omnibus Press|edition=5th concise|year=2011|isbn=978-0-85712-595-8}}
| rev4 = Entertainment Weekly
| rev4Score = A−{{cite magazine|last=Weingarten|first=Marc|url=http://ew.com/article/1997/11/28/autoditacker/|title=Autoditacker|magazine=Entertainment Weekly|date=28 November 1997|accessdate=19 September 2017}}
| rev5 = Muzik
| rev5Score = 7/10{{cite journal|last=Bush|first=Calvin|title=Mouse on Mars: Autoditacker (Too Pure)|journal=Muzik|issue=28|date=September 1997|page=103}}
| rev6 = Pitchfork
| rev6Score = 7.8/10{{cite web|last=Richard-San|first=Mark|url=http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/mouse-on-mars/autoditacker.shtml|title=Mouse on Mars: Autoditacker|work=Pitchfork|date=November 1997|accessdate=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20041028103036/http://www.pitchforkmedia.com/record-reviews/m/mouse-on-mars/autoditacker.shtml|archive-date=28 October 2004|url-status=dead}}
| rev7 = Rolling Stone
| rev7Score = {{Rating|3|5}}{{cite magazine|last=Azerrad|first=Michael|author-link=Michael Azerrad|url=http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=47377&cf=2972|title=Mouse on Mars: Autoditacker|magazine=Rolling Stone|date=22 January 1998|accessdate=19 September 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20010513073715/http://rollingstone.com/recordings/review.asp?aid=47377&cf=2972|archive-date=13 May 2001|url-status=dead}}
| rev8 = Spin
| rev8Score = 8/10{{cite journal|last=Michaels|first=Rob|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=Ogux2DAvNU0C&pg=PA147|title=Mouse on Mars: Autoditacker|journal=Spin|volume=13|issue=8|date=November 1997|accessdate=19 September 2017|page=147}}
}}
Marc Weingarten of Entertainment Weekly described Autoditacker as "a messy mosaic of trills, chirps, and buzzing sounds that slam headfirst into dense, abstract, and occasionally danceable grooves." Stephen Thomas Erlewine of AllMusic said, "Each listen reveals new layers of the group's intricate arrangements, and the shifting instrumentation and themes recall the best adventurous jazz in terms of unpredictability."
In 2017, Pitchfork placed Autoditacker at number 18 on its list of "The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time".{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/features/lists-and-guides/10011-the-50-best-idm-albums-of-all-time/?page=4|title=The 50 Best IDM Albums of All Time|page=4|work=Pitchfork|date=24 January 2017|accessdate=15 November 2017}}
Track listing
{{Track listing
| all_writing = Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, except where noted
| title1 = Sui Shop
| length1 = 5:12
| title2 = Juju
| length2 = 4:57
| title3 = Twift Shoeblade
| length3 = 4:24
| title4 = Tamagnocchi
| length4 = 5:33
| title5 = Dark FX
| length5 = 3:21
| title6 = Scat
| length6 = 4:55
| title7 = Tux & Damask
| length7 = 5:02
| title8 = Sehnsud
| length8 = 6:32
| title9 = X-Flies
| length9 = 6:10
| title10 = Schnick Schnack Meltmade
| note10 = Lætitia Sadier, St. Werner, Toma
| length10 = 6:02
| title11 = Rondio
| length11 = 4:58
| title12 = Maggots Hell Wigs
| length12 = 6:49
}}
{{Track listing
| headline = Japanese edition bonus tracks
| title13 = Cache Coeur Naif
| length13 = 3:21
| title14 = Glim
| length14 = 4:10
}}
Personnel
Credits adapted from liner notes.
Mouse on Mars
- Jan St. Werner – composition, production
- Andi Toma – composition, production
Additional personnel
- F.X.Randomiz – digital sound processing (2)
- John Frenett – bass guitar (4)
- Lætitia Sadier – lyrics (10)
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- {{Discogs master|15012|Autoditacker}}
- {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=d42276e2-333d-3db5-bbc7-2c27f5f5a6e9|name=Autoditacker}}
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