Mars Audiac Quintet

Mars Audiac Quintet
Studio album by Stereolab
Released	9 August 1994 (US)
Recorded	1994
Genre	Post-rock, Indietronica
Length	66:57
Label	Elektra (US) Duophonic (UK)
Stereolab chronology
Transient Random-Noise Bursts with Announcements (1993) Mars Audiac Quintet (1994) Refried Ectoplasm: Switched On, Vol. 2 (1995)

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[1]
Robert Christgau	[2]
Piero Scaruffi	7.5/10[3]

Mars Audiac Quintet is an album by the band Stereolab, released in August 1994. Initial releases of the CD came with bonus two-track disk, the double vinyl album came with a 7". During the recording of the album, guitarist Sean O'Hagan left as a full-time member to form his own group, while keyboardist Katharine Gifford was added.

Track listing

1. "Three-Dee Melodie" – 5:02
2. "Wow and Flutter" – 3:08
3. "Transona Five" – 5:32
4. "Des Étoiles Électroniques" – 3:20
5. "Ping Pong" – 3:02
6. "Anamorphose" – 7:33
7. "Three Longers Later" – 3:28
8. "Nihilist Assault Group" – 6:55
9. "International Colouring Contest" – 3:47
10. "The Stars Our Destination" – 2:58
11. "Transporté Sans Bouger" – 4:20
12. "L'Enfer des Formes" – 3:53
13. "Outer Accelerator" – 5:21
14. "New Orthophony" – 4:34
15. "Fiery Yellow" – 4:04

The bonus disc contained the songs "Ulan Bator" and "Klang Tone", later re-released on Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3.

Personnel

• Laetitia Sadier - vocals, guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, tambourine
• Tim Gane - guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, percussion
• Sean O'Hagan - guitar, Vox & Farfisa organs
• Andy Ramsay - drums
• Mary Hansen - vocals, guitar, tambourine
• Duncan Brown - guitar, bass, background vocals
• Katharine Gifford - keyboards

References

• "mars audiac quintet". Stereolab Official Site. Stereolab. Retrieved 2007-05-05.