Track 5 ("Vermona F Transistor") is along similar lines, though keeps the vocals all the way through, getting groovier and more driving as it progresses. 6 ("Le Coeur Et La Force") is somewhat more mellow, though has some funky moments á la Can. #InstantHologramsOnMetalFilm #Stereolab

Track 4 ("Immortal Hands") does a similar thing: starts off as a slow-burning minor-key ballad, and halfway through picks up and heads to the light-up dancefloor of the disco for a while. And then come the brass and string machines like something out of a blaxploitation soundtrack. #InstantHologramsOnMetalFilm #Stereolab

Seriously, Melodie Is A Wound is a killer track. 7:37, starting off as a classic Dust/Dots/Cobra-era 'Lab track, and then going off into a run of chord changes, groovy beats and fuzz guitar. 😘👌 #InstantHologramsOnMetalFilm #Stereolab

Track 3 ("Melodie Is a Wound") and we're firmly in Sound-Dust/Dots & Loops territory (synth arpeggios notwithstanding).

This track is so far a highlight: it's got the groovy melodies and Laetitia singing about the depredations of capitalism or similar. It's like they never left.
And then, halfway through, it shifts gear to something a bit more mellow and psychedelic. #InstantHologramsOnMetalFilm #Stereolab

The album kicked off with some nice synth arpeggios ("Mystical Plosives") before going into a classic Laetitia song, with organ/harpsichord-like keys and a motorik beat ("Aerial Troubles") #InstantHologramsOnMetalFilm #Stereolab

I'm listening to the new #Stereolab album at the Bandcamp listening party: https://stereolab.bandcamp.com/live/instant-holograms-on-metal-film-listening-party

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