I was supposed to be seeing Stereolab at the Albert Hall tonight, but they've had to postpone due to ill health, so I'm at home listening to latter day classic Margerine Eclipse - one of their finest, but most overlooked albums.
It demands your full attention and has a slightly bonkers sound thanks to it being recorded in "Dual-Mono", which sends your head into a spin and makes concentrating on anything else almost impossible - I had to write this post twice as I managed to somehow delete my initial one. This is the first spin the album has had since I upgraded my turntable cartridge and it sounds even more intense and immersive than I recall.
Margerine Eclipse was the first Stereolab album since Mary Hansen was killed in a cycling accident. It's a fitting tribute and touchingly signs off with the inner sleeve message "we will love you till the end". This still makes me a bit sad.
