| Margerine Eclipse | |
| Type: | studio |
| Artist: | Stereolab |
| Cover: | Margerineeclipse.png |
| Recorded: | 2003 |
| Studio: | Instant Zero (France) |
| Prev Title: | Instant 0 in the Universe |
| Prev Year: | 2003 |
| Next Title: | Oscillons from the Anti-Sun |
| Next Year: | 2005 |
Margerine Eclipse is the eighth studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 27 January 2004 in the United States by Elektra Records[1] [2] and on 2 February 2004 in the United Kingdom by Duophonic Records.[1] The album is in large part a eulogy to former band member Mary Hansen, who died in 2002.
By June 2004, Margerine Eclipse had sold over 40,000 copies in the USA.[3] A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released by Duophonic and Warp on 29 November 2019.[4]
In December 2002, Stereolab member Mary Hansen was killed in a cycling accident.[5] The band subsequently dedicated Margerine Eclipse to Hansen,[6] with the lyrics of the song "Feel and Triple" making specific reference to her.[7] [8] Shortly before work commenced on the album, band members Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier ended their romantic relationship.[5] [8] Their breakup is alluded to in Sadier's lyrics for the song "Hillbilly Motobike".[8]
Margerine Eclipse was mixed with full stereo separation – or as Stereolab termed it, in "dual mono".[8] For every song, the band made two recordings – each with a different arrangement – then created a final mix by synchronising both recordings together, with one on the left channel and the other on the right channel.[8] The technique was also used on the band's 2003 EP Instant 0 in the Universe.
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[9]
Stereolab
Additional musicians
Production