Album Rating: 4.0

yes spread the word of this album, it needs to overtake dots and loops.

Album Rating: 4.0

A bit more tuneful, safer overall than Dots and Loops, but really great. The run from Mars Audiac to Sound-Dust is still amazing.

Album Rating: 4.0

Excuse you for not starting that run one or two records earlier! Mars Audiac is okay, but that being the point where this band suddenly *got it* is a headscratcher to me

Album Rating: 4.0

Peng through to sound dust are all great. Emperor and Mars are probably the weakest until chemical chords but even chemical chords and not music have great songs.

Album Rating: 4.0

Merry Christmas johnnyboy

Album Rating: 4.5

Hendoi yes yes yes that's what I think too 🥳💫

Album Rating: 4.0

This overtaking Dots would be a unwanted Xmas present

although the idea that Mars & Emperor are their weakest until Chem Chords is one I can agree with (hmm, close between Peng and Emperor)

Album Rating: 4.0

Dont write off peng, the closer on that is one of their best songs and knowing in that album period the members had probably the strongest relationship as a band really helps add to the light-hearted fun vibe the songs have.

Just an all round simple and solid album in contrast to their other stuff if you give it a chance and not write it off as the boring debut with less experimental elements going on.

Album Rating: 4.5

Nobody said it was boring! (I hope!)

Album Rating: 4.0

@JohnnyoftheWell: I don't dislike the earlier stuff--it's good stuff, and I play it still. Peng's a great record. But Mars through Sound is to me an elevation, and I play those records the most.

Album Rating: 4.0

Yeah I like Peng, it’s certainly not boring

Album Rating: 4.0

"Dont write off peng, the closer on that is one of their best songs"

Very based take

I say this as someone who doesn't jam that record a whole lot, but I feel Margerine Eclipse is a bit underloved in the context of the middle albums (especially Mars) - can understand why people sniff at Chem Chords even though it has some of their tightest lounge bangers, but Margerine isn't that much weaker an end-to-end than this, even if the highs aren't the same

Album Rating: 4.0

Margerine > Mars too, come to think of it

Album Rating: 4.0

I liked all of them except for Peng and Transient Noise Bursts and the last two which I haven’t heard

Album Rating: 4.5

Agreed with Johnny and Demon, Margerine rules.

Album Rating: 4.0

Margerine is great but I wouldn't say its one of their best. I think it dips a bit in the middle on a few songs.also the mixing is annoying at times especially on the vinyl record its mixed like a 60s stereo album.

Album Rating: 4.0

Interesting (old!) Margerine Eclipse discussion accidentally found here as I have just ‘back-to-backed’ this and Marge and honestly, there wasn’t a lot between them

This is bottom of tier 2 / Marge top of tier 3 anyway, I can’t place anything between them except maaaaaybe Emperor (which I’ve always found a touch overrated vs consensus).

Tentative >s in some cases but this is how we stand. Top 3 are clear. Refried is of course, not an LP but I love it! The SD to Marge trio is now very tightly bunched

Dots > Cobra > Transient > (refried Ecto) > Sound-Dust > Emperor > Marge > Peng! > Mars > Chemical > Not Music

Album Rating: 4.5

That is one very agreeable looking ranking!



Really loved the second single, curious where the new one will end up.

Album Rating: 4.0

I can't rank the albums anymore; I've just changed my mind too many times. I agree on Emperor being overrated slightly but it's still such a good album.

Album Rating: 4.0

Ooh, that’s encouraging Trif! I daren’t check. Having said that, not checking feels almost as dangerous. I’m unyielding in my (hopefully) fresh and “clean-slate” perspective though (not long to wait now).