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Stereolab will probably not make as much of an impression as in the early nineties with this disc. At the time the band stood out for their refined mix of daring electronics and good sixties pop. The group themselves called it 'futuristic retro-pop' and that was an adequate description for their music that sounded both innovative and familiar. It is now 2008 and the group has acquired its own defined… place in the musical landscape. Stereolab's recent albums are redeemable. That statement may slightly detract from the group's strengths, which also emerge on Chemical Chords. Laetitia Sadier's French-English singing is recognizable out of thousands, the arrangements (this time also with violins) are again inventive. The songs listen nicely, but afterwards there is not much that lingers. A masterpiece like Transient Random Noise Burts With Announcements (from 1993) seems out of place for the group, but fans of the groundbreaking albums from the nineties will undoubtedly find enough tasty again on Chemical Chords. Japanese edition of Stereolab's most recent album. Besides a different cover in digipack, the CD contains two extra songs. (PdK)more
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