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Varcharz is a studio album by German electronica duo Mouse on Mars. It was released by Ipecac Recordings in 2006.[4] Contrasting with their previous album, Radical Connector, which had a poppier sound, Varcharz has a much more abrasive sound.

Varcharz
Studio album by Mouse on Mars
Released	September 12, 2006 (2006-09-12)
Recorded	2003–2006
Studio	St. Martin Tonstudio, Düsseldorf
Genre	IDM, glitch, drill 'n' bass
Length	52:19
Label	Ipecac Recordings, Sonig
Producer	Jan St. Werner, Andi Toma
Mouse on Mars chronology
Live 04 (2005) Varcharz (2006) Parastrophics (2012)

Professional ratings

Aggregate scores
Source	Rating
Metacritic	71/100[1]
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]
Cokemachineglow	65/100[3]
Pitchfork	7.1/10[4]

Critical reception

At Metacritic, which assigns a weighted average score out of 100 to reviews from mainstream critics, Varcharz received an average score of 71% based on 10 reviews, indicating "generally favorable reviews".[1]

Heather Phares of AllMusic gave the album 4 stars out of 5, saying, "Varcharz shows that the duo is just as adamant about -- and adept at -- exploring the wilder fringes of their sound as they are honing it into forward-thinking pop."[2]

Track listing

Personnel

Credits adapted from liner notes.

• Jan St. Werner – music, production
• Andi Toma – music, production

References

External links

• Varcharz at Discogs (list of releases)
• Varcharz at MusicBrainz (list of releases)

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