Glam (album)
Encyclopedia
Glam is an album
by German
electronica
group Mouse on Mars
, released in 1998. It was going to be a soundtrack
for a film of the same name but both the film and the soundtrack were rejected by the studio.
It was their second album for their own label Sonig Records released originally only on vinyl. It was later reissued on compact disc
by the music label Thrill Jockey
in 2003. The Thrill Jockey edition of the album included two bonus tracks, "Snap Bar" and "Hetzchase Nailway"
Album
An album is a collection of recordings, released as a single package on gramophone record, cassette, compact disc, or via digital distribution. The word derives from the Latin word for list .Vinyl LP records have two sides, each comprising one half of the album...
by German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
electronica
Electronica
Electronica includes a wide range of contemporary electronic music designed for a wide range of uses, including foreground listening, some forms of dancing, and background music for other activities; however, unlike electronic dance music, it is not specifically made for dancing...
group Mouse on Mars
Mouse on Mars
Mouse on Mars is a duo from Germany who have been making electronic music since 1993. Their music is a sometimes quirky blend of IDM, krautrock, disco, and ambient with a heavy dollop of analog synth sounds and cross-frequency modulation...
, released in 1998. It was going to be a soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
for a film of the same name but both the film and the soundtrack were rejected by the studio.
It was their second album for their own label Sonig Records released originally only on vinyl. It was later reissued on compact disc
Compact Disc
The Compact Disc is an optical disc used to store digital data. It was originally developed to store and playback sound recordings exclusively, but later expanded to encompass data storage , write-once audio and data storage , rewritable media , Video Compact Discs , Super Video Compact Discs ,...
by the music label Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey
Thrill Jockey Records is an American independent record label established in 1992 in New York City by former Atlantic Records A&R representative Bettina Richards.-History:...
in 2003. The Thrill Jockey edition of the album included two bonus tracks, "Snap Bar" and "Hetzchase Nailway"
Track listing
- "Port Dusk" (Mouse on MarsMouse on MarsMouse on Mars is a duo from Germany who have been making electronic music since 1993. Their music is a sometimes quirky blend of IDM, krautrock, disco, and ambient with a heavy dollop of analog synth sounds and cross-frequency modulation...
) – 7:35 - "Grindscore" (Mouse on Mars) – 2:06
- "Snap Bar" (Mouse on Mars) – 4:26
- "Tankpark" (Mouse on Mars) – 4:52
- "Mood Leck Backlash" (Mouse on Mars) – 3:30
- "Rerelease Hysteresis" (Mouse on Mars) – 4:07
- "Pool, Smooth and Hidder" (Mouse on Mars) – 2:53
- "Flim" (Mouse on Mars) – 2:52
- "Tiplet Metal Plato" (Mouse on Mars) – 3:00
- "Hi Court Low Cut" (Mouse on Mars) – 3:14
- "Funky Tiste" (Mouse on Mars) – 7:36
- "Starroom" (Mouse on Mars) – 0:56
- "Litamin" (Mouse on Mars) – 2:38
- "Hetzchase Nailway" (Mouse on Mars) – 5:22
- "Glim" (Mouse on Mars) – 4:11