Margerine Eclipse

Margerine Eclipse
Studio album by Stereolab
Released 27 January 2004 (US)
2 February 2004 (UK)
Recorded 2003
Genre Post-rock
Label Elektra (US)
Duophonic (UK)
Stereolab chronology

ABC Music: The Radio 1 Sessions
(2002)		 Margerine Eclipse
(2004)		 Oscillons from the Anti-Sun
(2005)
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Pitchfork Media (7.6/10) 1/16/2004
Rolling Stone 2/5/2004

Margerine Eclipse [sic] is an album by the band Stereolab, released in early 2004. The album is in large part a eulogy to former band member Mary Hansen, who was killed in a cycling accident when she was hit by a truck in 2002.

The album is mixed in "dual mono", meaning that each instrumental or vocal part is hard-panned to appear in either the left or right channel only. This technique was also used on the preceding EP, Instant 0 in the Universe.

Track listing

All songs written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier.

  1. "Vonal Declosion" – 3:34
  2. "Need to Be" – 4:50
  3. "...Sudden Stars" – 4:41
  4. "Cosmic Country Noir" – 4:47
  5. "La Demeure" – 4:36
  6. "Margerine Rock" – 2:56
  7. "The Man with 100 Cells" – 3:47
  8. "Margerine Melodie" – 6:19
  9. "Hillbilly Motobike" – 2:23
  10. "Feel and Triple" – 4:53
  11. "Bop Scotch" – 3:59
  12. "Dear Marge" – 6:56

A bonus track titled "La Spirale" was included on the Japanese release of the album.

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