Sonig Records
2005
Live04 (Live)
About This Album
Anyone fortunate enough to see Mouse on Mars live -- particularly on their Idiology or Radical Connector tours -- knows that the group sheds the restraint they usually show on record for a jubilant, almost hedonistic energy that's more about dancing than chin-stroking. Compiled from various stops on the group's 2004 North American and European tours, Live04 documents that energy with Mouse on Mars' first official live album. Since these dates were recorded the same year the group released Radical Connector, it's not surprising that Live04's track listing is heavy on songs from that album. "Heavy" also describes the way these performances sound; Radical Connector was pretty dancefloor-ready to begin with, and the songs from it sound even more amped-up here. The nine-minute version of "Wipe That Sound" is downright anthemic, and "All the Old Powers"' beat sounds even more like large objects being tossed around and smashed to bits. "Mine Is in Yours" really benefits from the extra, in-concert oomph, sounding much bigger and badder than previously imagined, as well as a whole lot funkier, thanks to a huge, fuzzy synth bass that hasn't been heard since the likes of Eddy Grant's "Electric Avenue.
Track List (try tracks 1,2,3,4,5,6 and 7)

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