Music

I don't know if the Blogger Formerly Known as Dr. Chameleon is still reading, but if there are any other Stereolab fans out there I strongly recommend they pick up the latest disc from the Groop, Margarine Eclipse. It's a lot perkier than the sedate, minimalist Cobra and Phases; although the trademark 'labisms are evident--dreamy harmonies, sing-song vocals, blips, drips, squirts, and squiggles aplenty--rhythmically Stereolab has learned how to groove again. And to keep things even more interesting, songwriter Tim Gane puts sudden stylistic shifts into many of the tunes.