John Maus

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Born 23 February 1980.

US composer/musician/philosopher

Biography

John Maus (born February 23, 1980) is an American avant-garde musician, composer, and a philosopher. A keyboard player for Panda Bear and Ariel Pink, he has released three albums of his own music to acclaim. He grew up in Austin, Minnesota. He is known for his eclectic samples when composing, "an almost absurd mix – a stand-off between taut, bass-driven post-punk, whooshing electro-pop and, thanks to the chants and bleak intoning, Medieval and Gregorian disco."

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BBC Reviews

  1. A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material 2012

    Review of A Collection of Rarities and Previously Unreleased Material

    Reviewed by Charles Ubaghs

    Far from a footnote release, this is more valuable material from Maus.

  2. We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves 2011

    Review of We Must Become the Pitiless Censors of Ourselves

    Reviewed by Chris Parkin

    Maus has given his skewed, 80s-inspired synth-pop some almighty new hooks.

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