Mars Audiac Quintet
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| Studio album by Stereolab | ||||
| Released | 8 August 1994 (UK) | |||
| Recorded | 1994 | |||
| Genre | Art pop, indie pop, experimental rock, krautrock, dream pop, space age pop, french pop | |||
| Length | 66:57 | |||
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Elektra (US) Duophonic (UK) |
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| AllMusic |   |
| Christgau's Consumer Guide |  |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| Entertainment Weekly | C+ |
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| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | |
| Spin Alternative Record Guide | 8/10 |
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.
"International Colouring Contest" is a tribute to Lucia Pamela, and samples her voice in the intro.
Pitchfork Media ranked it the 78th best album of the 1990s.
All songs written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, unless otherwise noted.
The bonus disc contained the songs "Ulan Bator" and "Klang Tone", later re-released on Aluminum Tunes: Switched On, Vol. 3.
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