Mars Audiac Quintet

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Released 8 August 1994 (UK) Length 66:57 Artist Stereolab Label Elektra Records		Recorded 1994 Mars Audiac Quintet(1994) Wow and Flutter(1994) Release date 9 August 1994

Genres Post-rock, Experimental rock Similar Stereolab albums, Post-rock albums

Stereolab mars audiac quintet

Mars Audiac Quintet is an album by the band Stereolab, released in August 1994. Initial releases of the CD came with bonus two-track disk, the double vinyl album came with a 7". During the recording of the album, guitarist Sean O'Hagan left as a full-time member to form his own group, while keyboardist Katharine Gifford was added.

"International Colouring Contest" is a tribute to Lucia Pamela, and samples her voice in the intro.

Pitchfork Media ranked it the 78th best album of the 1990s.

Stereolab three dee melodie

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, unless otherwise noted.

The bonus disc contained the songs "Ulan Bator" and "Klang Tone", later re-released on Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3.

Personnel

Lætitia Sadier – vocals, guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, tambourine

Tim Gane – guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, percussion

Sean O'Hagan – guitar, Vox & Farfisa organs

Andy Ramsay – drums

Mary Hansen – vocals, guitar, tambourine

Duncan Brown – guitar, bass, background vocals

Katharine Gifford – keyboards

Songs

1Three-Dee Melodie5:03
2Wow & Flutter3:09
3Transona Five5:32

References

Mars Audiac Quintet Wikipedia

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