Mars Audiac Quintet

Mars Audiac Quintet is an album by the band Stereolab, released in August 1994. Initial releases of the CD came with bonus two-track disk, the double vinyl album came with a 7". During the recording of the album, guitarist Sean O'Hagan left as a full-time member to form his own group, while keyboardist Katharine Gifford was added. "International Colouring Contest" is a tribute to Lucia Pamela, and samples her voice in the intro. Pitchfork Media ranked it the 78th best album of the 1990s.