Sound-Dust
Sound-Dust | ||||
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Studio album by Stereolab | ||||
Released | 28 August 2001 (2001-08-28) | |||
Recorded | October 2000 – February 2001 | |||
Studio | Soma (Chicago, Illinois) | |||
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Length | 62:54 | |||
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Stereolab chronology | ||||
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Singles from Sound-Dust | ||||
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Source | Rating |
Metacritic | 71/100[6] |
Review scores | |
Source | Rating |
AllMusic | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Alternative Press | 7/10[8] |
Blender | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Entertainment Weekly | B−[10] |
Mojo | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Pitchfork | 7.4/10[12] |
Q | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Rolling Stone | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
Spin | 6/10[15] |
Uncut | 9/10[16] |
Sound-Dust is the seventh studio album by English-French rock band Stereolab. It was released on 28 August 2001 in North America by Elektra Records and on 3 September 2001 internationally by Duophonic Records.[17] The album was produced by John McEntire and Jim O'Rourke and recorded at McEntire's Chicago studio Soma.[18] It was Stereolab's last album to feature singer and guitarist Mary Hansen, who died in a biking accident the following year.[19]
The first 1,200 copies of both the CD and LP issues of Sound-Dust were packaged with a handmade book sleeve.[20] A remastered and expanded edition of the album was released by Duophonic and Warp on 29 November 2019.[21]
The song "Nothing to Do with Me" features lyrics derived from English satirist Chris Morris' TV series Jam.[22]
Track listing
All tracks are written by Tim Gane and Lætitia Sadier, except where noted
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Black Ants in Sound-Dust" | 1:57 | |
2. | "Space Moth" | 7:33 | |
3. | "Captain Easychord" | 5:23 | |
4. | "Baby Lulu" | 5:12 | |
5. | "The Black Arts" | 5:11 | |
6. | "Hallucinex" | 3:48 | |
7. | "Double Rocker" | 5:31 | |
8. | "Gus the Mynah Bird" | 6:07 | |
9. | "Naught More Terrific Than Man" | 4:02 | |
10. | "Nothing to Do with Me" |
| 3:35 |
11. | "Suggestion Diabolique" | 7:52 | |
12. | "Les Bons Bons des Raisons" | 6:43 | |
Total length: | 62:54 |
No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
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1. | "Black Ants in Sound-Dust" | 1:57 | |
2. | "Space Moth" | 7:33 | |
3. | "Captain Easychord" | 5:23 | |
4. | "Baby Lulu" | 5:12 | |
5. | "The Black Arts" | 5:11 | |
6. | "Moodles" | 7:23 | |
7. | "Hallucinex" | 3:48 | |
8. | "Double Rocker" | 5:31 | |
9. | "Gus the Mynah Bird" | 6:07 | |
10. | "Naught More Terrific Than Man" | 4:02 | |
11. | "Nothing to Do with Me" |
| 3:35 |
12. | "Suggestion Diabolique" | 7:52 | |
13. | "Les Bons Bons des Raisons" | 6:43 | |
Total length: | 70:17 |
No. | Title | Length |
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1. | "Black Ants" (demo) | 1:43 |
2. | "Spacemoth Intro" (demo) | 0:33 |
3. | "Spacemoth" (demo) | 3:44 |
4. | "Baby Lulu" (demo) | 3:19 |
5. | "Hallucinex Pt 1" (demo) | 2:07 |
6. | "Hallucinex Pt 2" (demo) | 0:51 |
7. | "Long Live Love" (demo) | 2:18 |
8. | "Les Bon Bons des Raisons" (demo) | 3:23 |
Total length: | 17:58 |
Personnel
Credits are adapted from the album's liner notes.[22]
Stereolab
- Tim Gane – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, electronics, tape echo and delay
- Lætitia Sadier – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Mary Hansen – vocals, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Simon Johns – six-string bass
- Andy Ramsay – drums
Additional musicians
- Tim Barnes – bongo drum on "Gus the Mynahbird"
- Jeb Bishop – trombone
- Dave Max Crawford – trumpet
- Mikael Jorgensen – electric harpsichord, Rhodes piano
- Glenn Kotche – crotales on "Captain Easychord" and "Gus the Mynahbird", marimba on "Gus the Mynahbird"
- Rob Mazurek – cornet on "Captain Easychord" and "Gus the Mynahbird"
- John McEntire – piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay, percussion, whistling, sound effects
- Paul Mertens – flute, bass harmonica
- Sean O'Hagan – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, brass and flute arrangements
- Jim O'Rourke – acoustic and electric guitars, piano, Pianet, Rhodes, Rock-Si-Chord, and Wurlitzer pianos, clavinet, electric harpsichord, Farfisa organ, celesta, vibraphone, marimba, glockenspiel, electronics, tape echo and delay
- Andy Robinson – brass and flute arrangements
- Chad Taylor – cymbals on "The Black Arts", drums on "Nothing to Do with Me"
Production
- Mike Jorgensen – computer assistance
- Jeremy Lemos – additional engineering
- John McEntire – engineering, mixing
- Jim O'Rourke – engineering, mixing
- Steve Rooke – mastering
- Stereolab (credited as "The Groop") – mixing
Design
- House – design
Charts
Chart (2001) | Peak position |
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Scottish Albums (OCC)[24] | 90 |
UK Albums (OCC)[25] | 117 |
UK Independent Albums (OCC)[26] | 17 |
US Billboard 200[27] | 178 |
US Heatseekers Albums (Billboard)[28] | 11 |
References
- ^ Lamm, Olivier (25 September 2001). "Stereolab – Sound-dust". Chronic'art (in French). Retrieved 25 May 2021.
- ^ Johnson, Rommie (21 December 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust (Elektra)". The Tampa Tribune.
- ^ Danzig, Ian (1 November 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Exclaim!. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Eyers, Tom (30 July 2001). "Single Review: Stereolab – Captain Easychord". Drowned in Sound. Archived from the original on 26 November 2020. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Baby Lulu – Single by Stereolab". United Kingdom: Apple Music. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Critic Reviews for Sound-Dust". Metacritic. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
- ^ Erlewine, Stephen Thomas. "Sound-Dust – Stereolab". AllMusic. Retrieved 25 December 2019.
- ^ "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Alternative Press. No. 159. October 2001. p. 100.
- ^ Hunter, James (August–September 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Blender. Vol. 1, no. 2. p. 130. Archived from the original on 20 April 2004. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ Brunner, Rob (24 August 2001). "Sound-Dust". Entertainment Weekly. Archived from the original on 3 September 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Mulvey, John (January 2020). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Mojo. No. 314. p. 103.
- ^ DiCrescenzo, Brent (28 August 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Pitchfork. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Q. No. 181. September 2001. p. 120.
- ^ Walters, Barry (13 September 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on 16 October 2007. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Wolk, Douglas (October 2001). "Stereolab: Sound-Dust". Spin. Vol. 17, no. 10. p. 126. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ Dale, Jon (November 2018). "Golden 'Lab". Uncut. No. 258. p. 40.
- ^ "New Stereolab Album Stretches 'Sound'". Billboard. 21 June 2001. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ Tartan, Suzannah (24 February 2002). "The method to the madness". The Japan Times. Retrieved 25 May 2020.
- ^ Beaumont-Thomas, Ben (4 September 2019). "Stereolab: 'There was craziness in getting lost and dizzy'". The Guardian. Retrieved 1 December 2020.
- ^ "Sound-Dust". stereolab.co.uk. Archived from the original on 3 March 2016. Retrieved 2 June 2020.
- ^ Strauss, Matthew (8 October 2019). "Stereolab Announce Sound-Dust and Margerine Eclipse Reissues". Pitchfork. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ a b Sound-Dust (liner notes). Stereolab. Duophonic Records. 2001. D-UHF-CD27.
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: CS1 maint: others in cite AV media (notes) (link) - ^ "Stereolab – Sound-Dust (Expanded Edition)". Duophonic Ultra High Frequency Disks. Retrieved 25 January 2021.
- ^ "Official Scottish Albums Chart Top 100". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Chart Log UK: DJ S – The System Of Life". Zobbel.de. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Official Independent Albums Chart Top 50". Official Charts Company. Retrieved 3 September 2018.
- ^ "Stereolab Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
- ^ "Stereolab Chart History (Heatseekers Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved 8 November 2017.
External links
- Sound-Dust at official Stereolab website
- Sound-Dust at Discogs (list of releases)
- Sound-Dust at MusicBrainz (list of releases)
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