Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (2 X Black Vinyl)

Stereolab - Mars Audiac Quintet (2 X Black Vinyl)On February 28, 2025, Stereolab are making seven of their studio albums available again as 2LP editions. These utilise the same remasters as the 2019 expanded album editions, cut from the original 1 2" tapes by Bo Kondren at Calyx Mastering and overseen by Tim Gane, but without any of the bonus material from the 3LP versions (which have now been discontinued), the idea being to make more cost effective versions of these sought after titles available

and thought-provoking themes of menstruation

the lyrics reward repeated listening for deeper meanings

Matana Roberts

Cheap Things is the latest record by New Haven guitarist and C/Site label-owner

as her parents lived long-distance for most of her youth

reflection doesn’t mean a static image in a mirror

journeying to the Hall of Justice Recording Studio in Seattle to work with producer Chris Walla

an anomalous blend of punk and psychedelic drumming carries the songs with an atmosphere of organized chaos

Can I go again

bottle-rocket solos and sharp melodies combine with an ear for a groove that just as readily manifests itself in a motown swing (Snap Out of it) or glam strut (I Want it all) as in the creeping G-funk of Why'd You Only Call Me When You're High

2007 digitally remastered reissue of this 1971 album from UK legends Soft Machine

like much of Nico's early work