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Album Review

Stereolab Margerine Eclipse
Duophonic UHF Disks

Article written by Ged M
Feb 26, 2004.

This is something like the twelfth Stereolab album and the first since the untimely death of Mary Hansen. Mary is remembered on the lovely track ‘Feel and Triple’ which sounds so personal and intimate that it’s almost like intruding on someone else’s grief but the affection that they held (and still hold) her in is evident. Elsewhere, the album is pretty much what you’d expect from Stereolab. This isn’t meant to be damning – the trademark synths that buzz with electronic pop energy, with a sound like an optimistic 60s take on the future, plus Laetitia’s cool, accented vocals, are recognizably and influentially theirs.

That’s not to say the album is one-paced. ‘Margerine Melodie’ is long and dance-poppy, an upbeat song as long as you don’t listen too closely to the scientific-Marxist lyrics. The similarly titled ‘Margerine Rock’ is a brilliant piece of Nuggets-influenced 60s garage rock, with ? And The Mysterians type keyboard riffs and girlish harmonies. There’s a nagging sense that ‘Need To Be’ was a 60s soundtrack in a former life, as a distant relative of You Only Live Twice. There’s also an influence of Jean Michel Jarre, Cerrone and that 70s Euro pop that doesn’t grow from guitars; the guitars are relegated to supporting roles so that, when you notice them, they have a more remarkable effect.

There is no great revolutionary call to arms on this record but it’s comforting to know that, despite personal tragedy and relationship breakups, the distinctive Stereolab art-pop worldview still prevails.

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