{"product_id":"5056818800429-margerine-eclipse","title":"Margerine Eclipse","description":"\u003cmeta content=\"text\/html; charset=utf-8\" http-equiv=\"Content-Type\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eStereolab's first full-length recording without guitarist\/vocalist Mary Hansen, who died in a tragic accident in December of 2002, 'Margerine Eclipse' finds the band soldiering on in admirable fashion. Essentially picking up where they left off on 2001's 'Sound-Dust', the group continues to employ their trademark blend of vintage keyboards, airy French\/English vocals, and frothy lounge-meets-electronica pop sensibilities. That's not to say that there are absolutely no new developments; one can hear the occasional dash of hip-hop rhythm ('La Demeure'), Autechre-like laptop glitch-pop ('Vonal Declosion'), and even a bit of disco (on the end of album-closer 'Dear Marge') amid the familiarly odd time signatures, quirky socio-political lyrical observations, and postmodern retro-futurism. Most importantly, though, Stereolab's finely tuned knack for interesting arrangements, arresting timbres, and modestly elegant melodies remains unsullied.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Rarewaves","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54857382035830,"sku":"5056818800429","price":32.4,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0092\/7504\/8033\/files\/orig_13144771_1149828_20241217073632.jpg?v=1734421969","url":"https:\/\/www.rarewaves.com\/products\/5056818800429-margerine-eclipse","provider":"Rarewaves.com","version":"1.0","type":"link"}