Stereolab

Mars Audiac Quintet

30 ALBUMS FOR JUNE: DAY 18

I cannot think of the last time an album over an hour just blitzed by the way this one did. Not at all to any detriment, the free flowing, pitch perfect way this album was crafted and paced is something that's utterly fucking insurmountable in comparison to most other albums released. It's meticulously placed together and ordered in a way that, maybe not obvious from the outset, always works together in a harmonious maelstrom of buzzing guitars and spacey, ambient ... read more

A lot of these songs are so monotonous, have little to no chord progression, and are very repetitive. It feels incredibly flat and lacks personality. I'm sorry but this is NOT a good album, it's by far one of Stereolab's worst.

One song I do love from this album is "Ping Pong".

-1 point because they should've included the full version of New Orthophony

30 ALBUMS FOR JUNE: DAY 18

I cannot think of the last time an album over an hour just blitzed by the way this one did. Not at all to any detriment, the free flowing, pitch perfect way this album was crafted and paced is something that's utterly fucking insurmountable in comparison to most other albums released. It's meticulously placed together and ordered in a way that, maybe not obvious from the outset, always works together in a harmonious maelstrom of buzzing guitars and spacey, ambient ... read more