On May 14, 2023, John Giblin died aged 71. He was musician (acoustic and electric bass), best known as excellent studio musician. He recorded and performed with John Martyn, Peter Gabriel, Annie Lenox, John Lennon, Duncan Brown, Elkie Brooks, Manfred Mann’s Earth Band, Phil Collins, Fish, Simple Minds, Eric Clapton, Joan Armatrading, Al Green, Kate Bush, Judie Tzuke, The Everly Brothers, Roberta Flack, Peter Erskine, Alan Pasqua, Jon Anderson, George Martin, Gerry Rafferty, Hugh Masakela, Fish, Alan Parsons, Manolo Garcia, Claudio Baglioni, Richard Ashcroft, Franco Battiato, Saro Cosentino, Eros Ramazzotti, Brand X and Scott Walker.
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Stereolab: Mars Audiac Quintet
On August 9, 1994, “Elektra” Label released “Mars Audiac Quintet”, third Stereolab studio album. It was released as CD with bonus two-track disk, the double vinyl album with a 7″. “Pitchfork Media” ranked the album at number 78 on its list of the “Best Albums of the 1990s”.
Personnel:
- Laetitia Sadier– vocals, guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, tambourine
- Tim Gane– guitar, Vox organ, Moog synthesizer, percussion
- Sean O’Hagan– guitar, Vox & Farfisa organs
- Andy Ramsay– drums, percussion
- Mary Hansen– vocals, guitar, tambourine
- Duncan Brown – guitar, bass, background vocals
- Katharine Gifford – keyboards
- Peter Morris – trumpet
- Andy Robinson – trombone
- Alan Carter – tenor saxophone, flute
- Lindsay Low – trumpet
- Vera Daucher – violin
- Paul Tipler – engineer, mixing
- Stereolab – mixing
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Nick Webb – mastering
- Sean O’Hagan – photography
Track listing:
All tracks by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted.
- Three-Dee Melodie
- Wow and Flute
- Transona Five
- Des étoiles électroniques
- Ping Pong
- Anamorphose
- Three Longers Later
- Nihilist Assault Group
- International Colouring Contest
- The Stars Our Destination
- Transporté sans bouger
- L’enfer des formes
- Outer Accelerator
- New Orthophony
- Fiery Yellow – Tim Gane, Sean O’Hagan
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