Mixing the playful with the experimental, Mouse on Mars have been crafting their deviously intricate and brightly melodic brand of IDM since the early '90s. On albums like 1994's Vulvaland and 1997's Autoditacker, the German duo conjured up sparkling ambient house, put a cartoony twist on drum 'n' bass, dove into avant-garde techno and revived the rhythmic pulse of krautrock. By the '00s, Mouse on Mars were fusing their complex rhythms, offbeat hooks and manic energy into knotty electronic pop songs, even teaming with legendary post-punk grump Mark E. Smith as Von Südenfed.