Mause

Gerhard Potuznik and Tex Rabinowitz combine '70s-style vocal techno-pop arrangements with grubby electronica and indie rock under the name Mause. Reportedly the duo's attempt to fuse an admiration for such far-reaching influences as Depeche Mode, the Melvins, and early-'80s American breakdance music, Mause are almost as bizarre in delivery as in description. Short for "Die Mause" (the mice), Mause formed in Vienna in 1996, and released their first material through Falsch, an Internet-based sublabel of Mego (for whom Potuznik has also recorded under his own name). The group rel...