Date: Mon, 5 Feb 1996 23:27:20 -0500 
    From: rptaurie@MIT.EDU 
    Subject: Too Pure newsbit and belated best-of-95 [longish]

Mouse on Mars - Iaora Tahiti
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Imagine if _Exit Planet Dust_ were had been created by actual
songwriters inspired by Krautrock instead of remixers inspired by
disco.  (BTW, "remixer" is a slam on the Chemical Brothers, but
"disco" is not.)  As good as _Iaora Tahiti_ is, I would recommend
starting with _Vulvaland_, which guides you into the MoM universe more
gently.

Here's some stuff stolen from Pulse:

        The title _Vulvaland_ was inspired by _Ausenberger
        Puppentiste_, a kids' TV marionette-show that St. Werner has
        loved since he was a boy.  "There's this little island called
        Lummerland where two characters live.  We adapted it to
        Vulvaland, which is our idea of a utopia that's here and now,
        not in the future where you can't reach it.  Everyone has
        their own kind of Vulvaland where they like to go.  With the
        new album, it's like we've left Vulvaland and are now ready
        for adventures. `Iaora Tahiti' is like a pirate cry - `We
        conquer Tahiti!'

(For those who already have IT, if you've been wondering about the
first track, the Japanese spoken word stuff is some kind of "fairy
tale about stereophonic experiences", how small things can seem big or
something.)

Date:    Mon, 18 May 1998 11:39:52 -0700
From:    Chris Palacios <chris@OLDEWEST.COM>
Subject: Re: Oval/Mouse on Mars

>Mouse on Mars- Iaora Tahiti. Goodness here, too. Quite Popp-ular. Heard
>some recommendations for Autoditacker. How does this compare?
Audiotacker is a bit more bubbly and at times down right goofy-  =
can't help but giggle  every time I hear the first track.  A little =
too silly to grove to if you ask me.  Iaroa Tahiti is much more =
varied listen.