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'We’re waiting for the plan to find us': Mouse on Mars on working with Lee ‘Scratch’ Perry and 30 years of oblique adventures in sound
The German duo are returning with the results of their whirlwind session with the late dub legend, best heard in a ‘spatial audio’ installation. They explain why such an unexpected move is par for their artistic course
TL;DR
- Mouse on Mars, an influential German experimental music project, is releasing a new album titled 'Spatial, No Problem' in collaboration with the late Lee 'Scratch' Perry.
- The album was recorded during a brief, intense session in 2019 and utilizes spatial audio technology.
- The duo, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma, have a 30-year career marked by diverse sonic explorations and a refusal to conform to industry norms.
- The release will be accompanied by an immersive installation and soundscape at the Barbican Centre in London, offering the intended experience of the spatial audio recording.
- The article highlights the duo's characteristic approach to creativity, characterized by a degree of chaos, improvisation, and an organic development of their work.