Chemical Chords : Deluxe Edition

Spin (p.111) - 4 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he summery results shine with unexpected passion that heats up even Laetitia Sadier's impenetrable bilingual cool." The Wire (p.55) - "CHEMICAL CHORDS is unmistakable Stereolab: audible throughout is the familiar oscillation of bandleader Tim Gane's pop sensibility between a streamlined minimalism on the one hand and a fascination with baroque detailing on the other....There is fresh skip in its step." Q (Magazine) (p.112) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[T]he brass flourishes on 'Three Women' and 'The Ecstatic Static,' Laetitia Sadier's hypnotically sing-song vocals and the succinct, sweet 'Valley Hi!' show there's still much to admire." Blender (Magazine) (p.84) - 3 stars out of 5 -- "[E]ndearing hints of '60s pop glow faintly beneath the frictionless surfaces of Gane's loops, chirps and austerely percolating rhythms." Paste (magazine) (p.72) - "[T]he same core elements that initially characterized Stereolab -- an unrequited love of Krautrock, lunge, cheesy '60s pop and 'space age bachelor pad music,' combined with lyrics embracing Marxist politics and Situationist themes -- are still very much present in its output." URB (p.88) - "Maintaining a pop-baroque signature...Gane's Burt Bacharach on mescaline ear for composition and Sadier's subdued French-wrapped vocals remain in a class by themselves."

これはまさに電子和音の結晶だ!　弾けるリズムはまるでミルク・クラウンのよう。天使のラッパが鳴り響き、山の頂から囁きかけているみたいな極上のヴォーカルとトキメキのヴィブラフォンが細胞を揺らす。ステレオラブにしか作り得ないドリーミーでメランコリックな音世界は、4年というブランクをまったく感じさせないもの。喜びも悲しみも、すべてを内包した珠玉のポップ・アルバムがここに完成です。
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