{{Infobox album | name = Radical Connector | type = studio | artist = Mouse on Mars | cover = Radicalconnector.jpg | alt = | released = {{Start date|2004|08|24}} | recorded = | studio = | genre = IDM, post-rock, glitch pop | length = {{Duration|m=53|s=43}} | label = Thrill Jockey, Sonig | producer = Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma | prev_title = Idiology | prev_year = 2001 | next_title = Live 04 | next_year = 2005 | misc = {{Singles | name = Radical Connector | type = studio | single1 = Wipe That Sound | single1date = 2004 }} }} '''''Radical Connector''''' is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released in 2004. It features vocal contributions from Dodo Nkishi and Niobe.<ref name=pitchfork/>
==Critical reception== {{Music ratings | MC = 75/100<ref name=metacritic>{{cite web|url=http://www.metacritic.com/music/radical-connector/mouse-on-mars|title=Radical Connector by Mouse on Mars|work=Metacritic|publisher=CBS Interactive|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> | rev1 = AllMusic | rev1score = {{rating|4.5|5}}<ref name=allmusic>{{cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/album/radical-connector-mw0000151991|title=Mouse on Mars - Radical Connector|work=AllMusic|first=Heather|last=Phares|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> | rev2 = ''Exclaim!'' | rev2score = unfavorable<ref>{{cite web|url=http://exclaim.ca/music/article/mouse_on_mars-radical_connector|title=Mouse On Mars: Radical Connector|work=Exclaim!|first=Kevin|last=Hainey|date=October 1, 2004|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> | rev3 = ''Pitchfork'' | rev3score = 8.1/10<ref name=pitchfork>{{cite web|url=http://pitchfork.com/reviews/albums/5467-radical-connector/|title=Mouse on Mars: Radical Connector|work=Pitchfork|first=Mark|last=Richardson|date=August 24, 2004|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> | rev4 = ''PopMatters'' | rev4score = mixed<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.popmatters.com/review/mouseonmars-radical/|title=Mouse on Mars: Radical Connector|work=PopMatters|first=Richard T.|last=Williams|date=September 20, 2004|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> | rev5 = ''Stylus Magazine'' | rev5score = C+<ref name=stylusmagazine>{{cite web|url=http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mouse-on-mars/radical-connector.htm|title=Mouse on Mars - Radical Connector|work=Stylus Magazine|first=Kareem|last=Estefan|date=August 24, 2004|accessdate=December 26, 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130630094435/http://www.stylusmagazine.com/reviews/mouse-on-mars/radical-connector.htm|archive-date=June 30, 2013}}</ref> | rev6 = ''Tiny Mix Tapes'' | rev6score = {{Rating|3.5|5}}<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.tinymixtapes.com/music-review/mouse-mars-radical-connector|title=Mouse On Mars - Radical Connector|work=Tiny Mix Tapes|first=Alan|last=Ranta|accessdate=December 26, 2015}}</ref> }} At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, ''Radical Connector'' received an average score of 75% based on 21 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".<ref name=metacritic/>
Heather Phares of AllMusic said: "This may not be Mouse on Mars' most ambitious album, but it's among the group's most successful -- it's not at all difficult to feel a connection to this truly intelligent dance music."<ref name=allmusic/> Mark Richardson of ''Pitchfork'' gave the album an 8.1 out of 10, describing it as "Mouse on Mars' most conventional album" and "their most predictable in structure."<ref name=pitchfork/> Meanwhile, Kareem Estefan of ''Stylus Magazine'' gave the album a grade of C+, saying: "Even if it doesn't advance from ''Idiology'' as much as its lengthy development might imply, ''Radical Connector'' proves that ten years into the game, Jan St. Werner and Andi Toma still have no intention to repeat themselves."<ref name=stylusmagazine/>
==Track listing== {{Track listing | title1 = Mine Is in Yours | length1 = 4:53 | title2 = Wipe That Sound | length2 = 4:11 | title3 = Spaceship | length3 = 4:58 | title4 = Send Me Shivers | length4 = 6:05 | title5 = Blood Comes | length5 = 5:11 | title6 = The End | length6 = 5:11 | title7 = Detected Beats | length7 = 5:17 | title8 = All the Old Powers | length8 = 4:28 | title9 = Evoke an Object | length9 = 8:11 }} {{Track listing | headline = Japanese edition bonus track | title10 = Ravolver | length10 = 4:39 }}
==Personnel== Credits adapted from liner notes.
* Jan St. Werner – words, music, production * Andi Toma – words, music, production * Jupp Götz – choir (1) * Dodo Nkishi – words (1, 2, 5, 7, 8) * Niobe – words (3, 4, 6, 9)
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{Discogs master|15084|Radical Connector}} * {{MusicBrainz release group|mbid=a5398b47-e428-38ba-9215-44536d4e8f2e|name=Radical Connector}} {{Mouse on Mars|state=autocollapse}} {{Authority control}}
Category:2004 albums Category:Mouse on Mars albums Category:Thrill Jockey albums