1. Mars Audiac Quintet by Stereolab
Phenomenal!
Think of a sober B-52s taking their inspiration from Brian Eno and the
German synth pioneers of the 70s, and youll have a sense of this English
sextets sound. --Jeff Bateman
Personal Review: Mars Audiac Quintet by Stereolab
A long time ago, I had a really crappy cassette player (remember
cassettes?) And my tape of Mars Audiac Quintet was stuck in the tape
player, for months. Seriously. The only thing I listened to in the car was this
album (Or in this case tape). It got to be a joke, and people would start
laughing when they were in my car, and they heard Stereolab AGAIN. But
after, literally, months of listening to this recording I think I learned every
subtle nuance of this great album. (Perfect driving music!)
This cd, more than any onther, bridges the gap between their early, more
rocking, krautrock-influenced sound, and their later space-lounge-pop
sound (Which would really start with their next release, Emperor Tomato
Ketchup.) This cd still has the loud guitars, over driven keyboards,
repetition, and experimentation that defines their early sound. Unlike some
of their early releases, the recording and production are definitely hi -fi, and
the recording sounds crystal clear. (This is a great audiophile record!)
They were able to merge the sounds of krautrock (i.e. Can, Faust, and
especially NEU!) with the Beach Boys and Velvet Underground, and made
this pop masterpiece.
I think in many ways this CD is their honing, fine tuning, and perfecting that
early sound, and it drops a few hints about the new musical direction they
would take.

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