Released 18 July 1994 Artist Stereolab Label Duophonic Records | Recorded April 1994 Release date 18 July 1994 Genre Post-rock | |
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Ping Pong
(1993) Mars Audiac Quintet
(1994) | ||
Ping Pong is a 1994 EP by the post-rock band Stereolab which served as the lead single from their third full-length album Mars Audiac Quintet. Three limited 7" runs were released in green, black, and pink colors. It was also released on CD and 10" vinyl.
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All four of its tracks were later re-released on the Oscillons from the Anti-Sun compilation, along with an alternative mix of "Ping Pong" which had been prepared for Mars Audiac Quintet but not used.
"Ping Pong" is an upbeat satirical synthesiser and brass-led pop song which discusses the business cycle. This subject matter, unusual in popular music, has been cited by some critics in support of a description of the group as "Marxist pop" though the group reject the label.
"Ping Pong" reached #45 in the UK singles chart and was voted #9 in John Peel's Festive Fifty for 1994.
Stereolab ping pong
Track listing
- "Ping Pong" – 3:02
- "Moogie Wonderland" – 3:35
- "Pain et Spectacles" – 3:30
- "Transona Five" [live] – 5:42
Songs
1Ping Pong3:02
2Moogie Wonderland3:35
3Pain et Spectacles3:31