I have a Cavern of Anti-Matter album called Blood-Drums. It's really awesome, actually. I find it much more interesting than the last two or three Stereolab albums.
They're also releasing, or maybe they have released, a single for Ghost Box's "Other Voices" series.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:24 (eight years ago) link
You can still stream that album on Staalplaat's bandcamp, if you were to be so inclined.
http://staalplaat.bandcamp.com/album/blood-drums
― Noel Emits, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 14:29 (eight years ago) link
I probably can't explain why without just gushing, but I find a lot of Stereolab's most beautiful music came post-Cobra, especially on Sound-Dust and Chemical Chords. While I can perceive how one might see more immediacy in the earlier material, I tend to turn to the later albums more often. The Stereolab Origins videos on YouTube help excerpt some latter-day highlights and give a sense of the band's range, almost as much because of as in spite of the overtness of quotation the videos sometimes reveal. There's no group I miss more.
― eatandoph (Neue Jesse Schule), Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:30 (eight years ago) link
i prefer the earlier stuff, but i still think there's a lot of great stuff on the latter day releases. gane's discussion of his working methods is pretty interesting -- it doesn't sound like a fun way to make music to me, but it must be rewarding for him.
― tylerw, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 15:33 (eight years ago) link
They're also releasing, or maybe they have released, a single for Ghost Box's "Other Voices" series
Out on December 4th, pre-order from this Friday. Based on the clips on soundcloud and iTunes, the A-side could end up being my track of the year. And for those who like "the earlier stuff", the B-side sounds like a lost instrumental from the Mars Audiac Quintet sessions.
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 18 November 2015 19:11 (eight years ago) link
Those tracks sound a lot like both Stereolabs I know and love.
Tim Gane's soundtracks with Sean O'Hagan are very pleasant.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 19 November 2015 13:09 (eight years ago) link
Well this thread revival was all well timed.
http://pitchfork.com/news/62170-stereolabs-tim-gane-announces-cavern-of-anti-matter-album-featuring-bradford-cox-shares-melody-in-high-feedback-tones/
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:13 (eight years ago) link
Now, had I missed Joe Dilworth is back on drums or is that actually news?
― Ned Raggett, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:14 (eight years ago) link
Tim Gane's soundtracks with Sean O'Hagan are very pleasant.yeah! if i made movies, i would hire them.
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:16 (eight years ago) link
this cavern of antimatter song sounds great!
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 15:19 (eight years ago) link
has anyone on here watched any of the movies they soundtracked?
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:20 (eight years ago) link
i haven't! are they available in the states?
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:31 (eight years ago) link
not that I know of
― too young for seapunk (Moodles), Thursday, 19 November 2015 16:55 (eight years ago) link
Nope.
The last one they did didn't even get a soundtrack release. I think there might even be another one I forgot about.
― afriendlypioneer, Thursday, 19 November 2015 18:24 (eight years ago) link
Yeah, the last two soundtracks still await a release in any format.
had I missed Joe Dilworth is back on drums or is that actually news?He's been on the drums since CoA-M started.
If you want to hear what they sound like live (good), there's a free live set on band camp here:https://dieletztemetro.bandcamp.com/album/the-cavern-of-anti-matter-loop-de-loop-live-acud-05022015
Oh and they've launched a website today as well:http://www.cavernofantimatter.com
― Jeff W, Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:15 (eight years ago) link
ooh thx for that live set!
― tylerw, Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:17 (eight years ago) link
New song just showed up on Spotify today: http://open.spotify.com/album/0qJi44vJHJOdvxNfPh6v2B
― sctttnnnt (pgwp), Thursday, 19 November 2015 22:19 (eight years ago) link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gd67wTwBK0I
― afriendlypioneer, Saturday, 21 November 2015 13:17 (eight years ago) link
http://www.theguardian.com/music/2016/jan/06/listen-cavern-of-anti-matter-tardis-cymbals-track-premiere
― Jeff W, Wednesday, 6 January 2016 19:33 (eight years ago) link
Meantime there's this!
http://www.factmag.com/2016/01/22/fact-focus-stereolab/
― Ned Raggett, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:36 (eight years ago) link
Excellent thanks.
Love the last Cavern of Antimatter single (the one on Ghostbox). Their most Stereolabby so far.
― everything, Friday, 22 January 2016 19:58 (eight years ago) link
Lots of deep cuts there, looking forward to queuing this up
Xpost
― Check Yr Scrobbles (Moodles), Friday, 22 January 2016 20:12 (eight years ago) link
This is helping my tedious Friday afternoon ever so. Thanks!
― Retro novelty punk (Dan Peterson), Friday, 22 January 2016 21:55 (eight years ago) link
man, this cavern of antimatter record is sounding great!
― tylerw, Tuesday, 16 February 2016 21:48 (eight years ago) link
New single "I'm the unknown" is gorgeous.
― Ross, Thursday, 13 October 2016 05:37 (seven years ago) link
(Cavern of Anti-Matter)
Need that in my life. On the weekend I picked up brand new copies (CDs) of Margarine Eclipse, Chemical Chords and Emperor Tomato Ketchup for $4 each. Very very happy about that, especially Margarine Eclipse which is just so brilliant.
― everything, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:20 (seven years ago) link
New single "I'm the unknown" is gorgeous.― Ross, Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:37 AM (one hour ago) Bookmark Flag Post Permalink(Cavern of Anti-Matter)― Ross, Thursday, October 13, 2016 7:37 AM (one hour ago)
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― willem, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:52 (seven years ago) link
I think we all were..
― Mark G, Thursday, 13 October 2016 06:53 (seven years ago) link
Yep, me too.
Saw a couple of the 1972 re-issues at the weekend but they were expensive (nearly £40 each).
Also saw a re-press of one of the Too Pure albums.
― michaellambert, Thursday, 13 October 2016 11:18 (seven years ago) link
"Sound Dust" is an awesome holiday season record. Opening track goes perfect with falling snow.
― Everything Moves Towards The Sun (Ross), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:14 (seven years ago) link
Every time this thread gets bumped I immediately think "the future of the groop... is in doubt."
― Al Moon Faced Poon (Moodles), Sunday, 11 December 2016 01:45 (seven years ago) link
Has anyone heard the new Laetitia Sadier?
― Carlotta's Portrait (Ross), Friday, 31 March 2017 00:28 (seven years ago) link
yeah I got it the other day, only listened to it once but I liked it.
― flappy bird, Friday, 31 March 2017 01:21 (seven years ago) link
https://daily.bandcamp.com/2017/03/27/laetitia-sadier-find-me-finding-you-review/
motorik beat...
swinging with Sadier trademarks, like looping bass, chiming vibes, and soft “ba-ba-ba” backing vocals.
its ok
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:24 (seven years ago) link
the first song that is. Haven't heard the rest.
― curmudgeon, Friday, 31 March 2017 02:27 (seven years ago) link
It's fine, but kinda similar to the last one. I was hoping for a different sound given the 'Ensemble' credit. Could have done with more guests / different producers actually.
― Jeff W, Friday, 31 March 2017 13:28 (seven years ago) link
the first side is a lot better than the second, i think there's some good stuff but it really drags toward the end
― flappy bird, Monday, 3 April 2017 22:48 (seven years ago) link
first of the microbe hunters is so awesome. i kind of wanna walk the earth with a boombox on my shoulder playing "outer bongolia" on repeat til the end of time
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― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 06:15 (seven years ago) link
Mookie: You killed Radio Raheem!
Cop: Dude, there's only so much "outer bongolia" a man can take...
― Moodles, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 14:39 (seven years ago) link
so much fun to play along to that song on bass.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 17:38 (seven years ago) link
Just found out my man Sean O wrote 'Bongolia,' which I should've realized years ago.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:08 (seven years ago) link
really? do you have a link/source?
i've always been confused by Stereolab's songs pretty much all being credited to Gane/Sadier. did they write the bass lines? there are so many parts and instruments, especially as they go deeper into their career, to the point where Gane's skeletal guitar parts are buried in the mix or totally absent.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 18:14 (seven years ago) link
He's given the credit.
I mean, it doesn't sound too far off from "Fiery Yellow," which is another one of his.
― afriendlypioneer, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:21 (seven years ago) link
yeah i just looked it up on Discogs, him and Andy Ramsay are credited.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:30 (seven years ago) link
btw i encourage anyone with a vinyl copy of The First of the Microbe Hunters to listen to Outer Bongolia at 33 1/3 rpm. It's just such a monster groove, and all of the bits that fly in and out of the mix are much easier to catch when it's slowed down. One of the funkiest things they ever did.
― flappy bird, Wednesday, 26 April 2017 20:40 (seven years ago) link
Here's a wonderful interview. Very unusual to hear Laetitia give such an in-depth retrospective of her career.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1L0Uw1BU9s&t=2660s
― Moodles, Friday, 5 May 2017 03:10 (seven years ago) link
hmmm....
― Moodles, Friday, 5 May 2017 03:12 (seven years ago) link
grrrr.... try this one
Thanks for that great insightful interview, I didn't even know that she was responsable for the Stereolab lyrics and that they were so left wing, somehow I had always thought McCarthy was the marxist band and Stereolab less political.
― Alex in Spree-Athen (alex in mainhattan), Saturday, 6 May 2017 14:29 (seven years ago) link