But on Mars Audiac Quintet, those materials came together in a synesthete’s dream, a perfect merger of color and heft-a sound so chunky, so tangible, you could practically feel it in the palm of your hand. As they had since the beginning, Stereolab drew liberally from Neu!’s monochord chug and motorik pulse, Suicide’s coruscating Farfisa buzz, and the Velvet Underground’s holy modal drone, topping it all with sweet, sing-song vocal harmonies descended straight from ’60s bubblegum pop. What’s funny is that on paper, at least, they had barely altered their formula.
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