Margerine Eclipse

Editorial Reviews
Amazon.com
The most amazing thing about Stereolab's Margerine Eclipse is how much of a surprise it is. It's not just that it's a fantastic record--Stereolab have made plenty of those. But since 1996's classic Emperor Tomato Ketchup, they've been deconstructing and breaking down their mix of exotic lounge pop and progressive Krautrock, throwing up cyclones of electronic mist. It's yielded some beautiful, but cold and distancing work. Eclipse shocks you with the contrast. Filled with the warmest possible intentions, it invites you to fall in love with its kind thumps and aural flotsam. Anchored by a test pattern baseline and a sly beat machine, the title track wanders around the edges, breaking into the main groove only to smoothly dissolve in a bittersweet end. Sounds like any other Stereolab song, right? But here--stripped down, dynamic, and alive--it's simply charming. --Matthew Cooke --This text refers to the Audio CD edition.

Tracks:

Vonal Diclosion
Need to Be
...Sudden Stars
Cosmic Country Noir
La Demeure
Margerine Rock
The Man With 100 Cells
Margerine Melodie
Hillbilly Motorbike
Feel and Triple
Bop Scotch
Dear Marge

Amazon.com

The most amazing thing about Stereolab's Margerine Eclipse is how much of a surprise it is. It's not just that it's a fantastic record--Stereolab have made plenty of those. But since 1996's classic Emperor Tomato Ketchup, they've been deconstructing and breaking down their mix of exotic lounge pop and progressive Krautrock, throwing up cyclones of electronic mist. It's yielded some beautiful, but cold and distancing work. Eclipse shocks you with the contrast. Filled with the warmest possible intentions, it invites you to fall in love with its kind thumps and aural flotsam. Anchored by a test pattern baseline and a sly beat machine, the title track wanders around the edges, breaking into the main groove only to smoothly dissolve in a bittersweet end. Sounds like any other Stereolab song, right? But here--stripped down, dynamic, and alive--it's simply charming. --Matthew Cooke

Customer Reviews:

sounds like dots and loops and corbra phases.......2007-03-09

margrine eclipse , is realy good . with stereolab you are never sure until you listen . but this one is a winner

Chock full of goodies.......2005-08-31

Stereolab is one of those rare bands that, for me, always avoids the 3-song album curse. That is, with most albums, you'll usually find only about 3 songs that are any good.

I bought my first two Stereolab albums back in 1997 ("Switched On" and "Refried Ectoplasm"). For reasons which are not interesting, I hadn't spent much time or money on adding to my music collection since roughly then.

Recently, however, I bought an iPod. That has rekindled my interest quite a bit, and one of the first things I did was buy four complete Stereolab albums on iTunes, including "Margerine Eclipse" (I also bought five more on CD from Amazon).

There isn't a single song on all eleven albums that I consider bad. Some are less enjoyable than others, and some take longer to grow on you, but they're all GOOD.

This album is certainly no exception, and is probably more immediately enjoyable than any previous album (as I said, some songs need to grow on you before you really enjoy them - not true of most songs on this album).

For those who already have some Stereolab albums, keep in mind that like most quality bands, they are not content to make the same songs over and over again. "Margerine Eclipse" is distinctly different from "Peng!", for example. If you think Stereolab is just shorthand for "mellow synth music", you are in for a surprise here.

Statements like "...Francophile stab at Euro-Hip hop..." are pure pretentious horse puckey. Anyone who enjoys the other offerings from Stereolab stands an excellent chance of loving this album.

I think this would also be an excellent starter album for someone new to Stereolab, who's interested in moving beyond that stuff they feed you on most commercial radio stations.

Beautiful, Stereolab are back.......2005-08-09

After the lackluster Sound Dust I was prepared to give up on Stereolab. They were repeating themselves and most distressingly didn't seem to know where to go. After Mary Hansen died I thought there was no way they'd recover. Damn there goes another great band into the toilet. Well I took a chance with Margerine Eclipse and was really pleased to find out I was very wrong. This album follows the same sort of formula begun on the magnificent Dots And Loops. But like all Stereolab albums, they change things up quite a bit but without radically departing from what was done before or their signature sound. The songs are more complex than is usual with Stereolab, the instrumentation a little more daring. Cool synth strings and horns are combined with real horns, acoustic and electric guitar, keyboards and double tracked drums that add quite a lot in the beat/groove department. Some very nice suprises and changes in the songs make this an album that rewards repeated listenings especially while wearing headphones. The vocals are beautiful of course, the harmonies wonderful, although Mary is missed. The song Feel And Triple is a touching tribute to her memory and that emotional warmth is one of the things that make Margine Eclipse such a delightful album. It's a strong showing for Stereolab.

Exellent and Often Overlooked Stereolab Offering...........2005-06-15

This is another great Stereolab cd... As another reviewer said you really can't go wrong with any of their stuff. Unbelievably, there is also a guitar solo on one of the songs which is pretty cool but also pretty funny at the same time since g-solos generally aren't part of the Stereolab sound.... As usual beatiful vocals and repetitious but interesting music... One of my favorite bands for sure.

Euro-Trash, Stereolab-style.......2005-05-04

Unfocused music has no parlay on pretensions drab hooks and pseudo-groove fakeness. Stereolab's 'Margerine Eclipse' is a Francophile stab at Euro-Hip hop with no winning results. Andy Ramsay, Simon Johns, and Tim Gane disappoint in almost every track of this beat heavy and rhythmically dead CD.

The convoluted CD mixes, and which ironically starts optimistically, and ends with a thud and a dud. Stereolab's disappointing release contains 3 Francophone songs that do nothing to raise the Anglophonic songs that loiter on `Margerine Eclipse'. Laetitia Sadler is a beautifully voiced chanteuse with clear aspirations of playing beyond Stereolab. Her notes reach highs and lows that show Stereolab's limits early within `Vonal Decision', `Need to Be', and `Margerine-Melodie'. Clearly, Stereolab's days are numbered...

Skip this tedious bit. Unless you are interested n being enticed by the succulent voice of Laetitia Sadler, this Cd is NOT worth it...

Average customer rating:

Japan import offers integral bonus track

Margerine Eclipse
Stereolab
Manufacturer: Wea Japan
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

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Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B0000YECY6
Release Date: 2004-02-09

Tracks:

Vonal Declosion
Need to Be
...Sudden Stars
Cosmic Country Noir
Demeure
Margerine Rock
Man with 100 Cells
Margerine Melodie
Hillbilly Motobike
Spirale [*]
Feel and Triple
Bop Scotch
Dear Marge

Album Description

Japanese edition of 2004 album features 13 tracks including 1 exclusive bonus track, 'La Spirale'. Elektra.

Album Details

Japanese Release featuring a Bonus Track:"la Spirale".

Customer Reviews:

Japan import offers integral bonus track.......2004-02-06

The bonus track on this Japanese release, La Spirale, completely suits this album, perfectly placed at track 10 out of the 13 songs instead of tacked on the end as most Japan releases tend to do with their bonus tracks. Anywaay, of course the album is brilliant. I love how they use the element of darkness in their pop. Yes, of course they have their happy songs on the album and I love those almost as much, but the darker, more reflective colors are what make the album so interesting for me at least. Real original dark pop. Awesome.

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Margerine Eclipse
Stereolab
Manufacturer: Japanese Import
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

General | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Indie Rock | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

General | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Ambient Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Electronic Pop | Indie & Lo-Fi | Alternative Rock | Styles | Music

Experimental Music | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music

Electronica | Dance & DJ | Indie Music | Stores | Music
ASIN: B000BRAWBO
Release Date: 2004-03-09

Tracks:

Vonal Declosion
Need to Be
...Sudden Stars
Cosmic Country Noir
Demeure
Margerine Rock
Man with 100 Cells
Margerine Melodie
Hillbilly Motobike
Spirale [*]
Feel and Triple
Bop Scotch
Dear Marge

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