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Mars Audiac Quintet
Pop · 1994 · 15 tracks

Mars Audiac Quintet

Stereolab

Motorik pop. Vintage analog synths and cool, bilingual harmonies create a hypnotic, retro-futurist world that feels both academic and deeply groovy.

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It's like a 1960s French film soundtrack played by a robot that's obsessed with Karl Marx.

A disciplined, rhythmic trance that balances intellectual detachment with warm, analog nostalgia.

Mars Audiac Quintet · vs · Stereolab
Late Night+1.4σ

Late Night saturates this record notably more than the artist's norm.

Tracklist · 15 Tracks
01
Three-Dee Melodie
5:03
02
Wow and Flutter
3:09
03
Transona Five
5:32
04
Des étoiles électroniques
3:20
05
Ping Pong
3:03
06
Anamorphose
7:33
07
Three Longers Later
3:29
08
Nihilist Assault Group
6:55
09
International Colouring Contest
3:48
10
The Stars Our Destination
2:59
11
Transporté sans bouger
4:20
12
L’Enfer des formes
3:53
13
Outer Accelerator
5:21
14
New Orthophony
4:35
15
Fiery Yellow
4:05
Moments Worth Waiting For
The relentless two-chord motorik chug of Transona Five that feels like it could go on forever.
The bright, brassy pop optimism of Ping Pong masking its cynical lyrical critique of capitalism.
The way the Farfisa organ swells and recedes during the hypnotic seven-minute stretch of Anamorphose.
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